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Accession  No.  &  0  3  ~J~J~  .    Class  No*£3fc/ 


1 I 


PRONOUNCING 


SPELLING-BOOK 


OF  THE  ENGLISH  LANGUAGE 


MAINLY   ON   THE   PRINCIPLES   OF 

COMPARISON  AND  CONTRAST 


BOSTON 
WILLIAM    WARE    AND    COMPANY 

[Successors  to  Brewer  and  Tileston] 

1879 


Copyright. 
By  L.  J.  CAMPBELL  and  S.  T.   WORCESTER. 


f0-?6'6'6 


ELECTROTYPED  AND   PRINTED   AT  THE   UNIVERSITY   PRESS, 
CAMBRIDGE. 


W&7 


PEEFAOE. 


The  following  features,  among  others,  will,  it  is  believed, 
commend  this  spelling-book  to  the  favor  of  teachers  :  — 

1.  The  selection  of  the  words.     Only  such  as  are  met  with 
in  ordinary  reading  have  been  taken. 

2.  The  classification  and  arrangement. 

3.  The  dictation  exercises. 

4.  The  variety  in  the  kind  of  lessons. 

5.  The  treatment  of  the  few  really  useful  rules  for  English 
spelling. 

The  pronunciation  is  shown  by  the  headings  of  the  lessons, 
by  marked  letters,  and  by  re-spelling  whenever  thought  necessary. 

L.  J.  C. 

KEY  TO  THE  MAKKfit)   LETTEES. 


a,  ape; 
a,  an; 


6,  eve; 
e,  ell; 


Vowels. 


l,  ice; 
i,  in; 


a,  arm ;   a,  fast ; 

a  (==  aw),  fall ; 

a  (=  e  in  there),  fare ; 

e  (=  ii  in  fur  and  i  in  fir), 
her; 

i  (=eor  ee),  machine  ; 

b  (=a  or  aw),  or; 


o,  old; 
6,  on; 


u,  use. 
u,iip. 


6  (=oo   in   ooze   or  u   in 
rude),  move; 

o  (=u)  son; 

do,  ooze. 

do,  good. 

u  (=  do  in  good),  full ; 

u  (=  6  or  oo),  rude. 


ft  get; 
th 


Consonants. 

?  (=  gz),  example ;  s  (italic)  ==  z,  muse  ; 

this ;         ch  {unmarked),  usually  as  in  chin. 


WORCESTER'S  NEW 
VOWEL    SOUNDS. 


Lor 

Lg  Vowels. 

Short  Vowels. 

1. 

e  j 

as  in 

eve. 

8. 

1    as  in 

ill. 

2. 

a 

a 

ape. 

9. 

e 

ii 

end. 

3. 

a 

a 

arm. 

10. 

a 

ii 

and. 

4. 

A 

a 

It 

all. 

11. 

6 

ii 

on. 

5. 

6 

a 

old. 

C. 

66 

a 

ooze. 

12. 

do 

ii 

good. 

7. 

ii* 

a 

urn. 

13. 

u 

ii 

up. 

Compound  Vowels. 

14.  1     as  in   ice   like   a  e. 

15.  oi     "     oil     "    aTi. 

16.  ou    u     out    "     a  66. 

17.  u      "     use    a    yooor  i^66,t 


is.   a      u     ask,  past,  class,  dance. 

This  sound  is  not  so  thin  as  a  in  fat,  nor  so  broad  as  a  in  far. 

19.   a  as  in  fare,  air,  there. 

Either  short   e  prolonged  before  r   (in  England),  or  short  a 
gliding  into  the  sound  of  slight  U  before  r  (in  the  United  States). 

*   This  sound  is  a  little  longer  and  closer  than  its  corresponding  short 
Bound,  u,  as  in  up. 
t  See  Remarks  in  Lesson  66,  page  40. 


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CONSONANT   SOUNDS, 

Vocal  and  Liquid. 


r  as  in  roar. 
1      "     lull. 

Vocal  and  Nasal. 

m  as  in  maim, 
n      "      noon, 
ng    "      hang. 

Aspirates  and  Vocals. 

S    as  in    sun. 

z      "     zeal. 

sh   *     shall. 
z(=zh)  azure. 

f     «     fife. 
v     "     valve. 

th    *     thin. 

th    *!     this. 


p   as  in   pipe. 
« 


b 

t 
d 

k 
g 


babe. 

tent, 
did. 

kick, 
gag. 


ch   "     church, 
j      "     judge. 

Vowel  Consonants 

y  as  in  yard, 
w    "     war. 


Pure  Aspirate. 

h   as  in   hut. 
wh  =  hw. 


WORCESTER'S  NEW 


SOMAN  AND  SOEIPT  ALPHABETS. 


I 
J 
K 
L 


1 

J 
k 

1 


M  m 


3r 


^ 


A  a 

B  I 

C  c 

D  d 

E  e    6 

F  f 


N  n 
0  o 
P    p 


R 

/I8 
6    g     c#  ^    T 

H  b   ^T/  U 


J? 


r 

s 


V  y 
W  w 
X   x 

Z    z 


^ 


-z^ 


& 


Jf 


4 


^ 


t  cf  / 
u 


t^yi- 


-t^ 


^ 


<Z*A 


a> 


T 


<z 


Spelling  Lessons, 


FIEST 

SECTION. 

a 

1. 
in  mat. 

back 

vacfr 

shall 

<maw 

sack 

4ac/fc 

scalp 

4cat/i 

lack 

/acfc 

scan 

4COTI 

black 

vfacn> 

scant 

4COTlt 

slack 

4fac£ 

cramp 

CtCWlJl 

smack 

4/mac/fc 

thank 

tdanfo 

track 

foacfr 

prank 

/itcm-fa 

quack 

auacfc 

chap 

cna/i 

act 

act 

scrap 

4ctaA 

fact 

/act 

crash 

cta4n 

tact 

tact 

sash 

4a4n 

tract 

ttact 

flax 

/caa> 

8 

WORCESTER'S  NEW 

2. 

6  in  met. 

neck 

dwell 

kept 

stress 

peck 

quell 

crept 

jest 

check 

belch 

depth 

chest 

speck 

bench 

cress 

quest 

sect 

clench 

less 

shell 

keg 

drench 

bless 

vex 

smell 

trench 

dress 

next 

spell 

quench 

press 

text 

dfeecfr 

vencn 

3. 

ae/i^n. 

cne<ri 

1  in  pin. 

rich 

quick 

pill 

chip 

thick 

strict 

spill 

stint 

kick 

width 

thrill 

zinc 

lick 

skiff 

till 

chink 

brick 

cliff 

quill 

squint 

trick 

stiff 

swill 

fix 

sick 

chill 

milk 

script 

stick 

skill 

quilt 

minx 

dfien 

Utidln 

tduw 

99W71X 

PBONOUNCING  SPELLING-BOOK. 

4. 


o  m  not. 


U  in  tub. 


dock 

lock 

block 

clock 

flock 

mock 

crock 

frock 


sock 

stock 

scoff 

strong 

throng 

chop 

cloth 

broth 


C€&\ 


scrub 

much 

such 

duck 

struck 

scud 

cuff 

snuff 


gruff 

stuff 

dull 

chunk 

junk 

skulk 

scum 

trunk 


5. 


a  in  far  and  a  in  all. 

Sound  the  r  clearly.     Say  jar,  not  jah;   charm,  not  chahm. 
Do  not  pronounce  aw  as  if  ending  in  r.     Say  jaw,  not  jawr. 


jar 

[aw] 

crawl 

scald 

scar 

caw 

drawl 

squall 

scarf 

jaw 

scrawl 

sward 

chart 

claw 

sprawl 

swarm 

charm 

squaw 

yawn 

quart 

arch 

shawl 

[a] 

dwarf 

march 

yawl 

tall 

warm 

are 

brawl 

stall 

warp 

'matcn 

vtaat/ 

ctaaw 

4ca€a 

10 

WORCE STEM'S  NEW 

6. 

Ch  ir 

l  church. 

• 

chub 

chin 

which 

such 

chum 

inch 

lunch 

much 

chill 

finch 

bunch 

larch 

chink 

pinch 

punch 

starch 

filch 

clinch 

munch 

torch 

milch 

flinch 

church 

scorch 

tinted 

enaten 

vanen 

deepen 

i. 

tch  sounded  like  ch. 

catch 

snatch 

pitch 

botch 

hatch 

scratch 

ditch 

notch 

latch 

fetch 

hitch 

blotch 

batch 

stretch 

stitch 

watch 

patch 

sketch 

twitch 

clutch 

match 

witch 

switch 

crutch 

eaten 

maten 

debated 

datiten 

^end  del  cm  eaad  and  nalen  tnem. 

7rt// nou  /eten  /me  do-me  cwwifa  ? 
Qs£  dtiten  en  fame  daved  ncne. 


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8. 

a  in  ape. 
face  glade   Q^  c/^<t /aee. 

lace  made   cw// 

/re  can  ton  a  tace. 

pace  spade 

-i     t^K?     mac<fc     o4>    vbacc 
space  grade 


race  chafe  ^^   ve    4een. 

grace  make   0^f    a/ac/e     ot     a/ien 

trace  snake         dJiace    m    a    tvooa. 

fade  quake  ^^  ,  y 

.     ..  .       02/ fie    atade    o-Z    &i<7fie 

shade  scale  </  / 

blade  lame  </ "  t*W* 

9. 

shame  mate     q^^  ^^  ^^f 

blame  prate        -^      ,  '        .^     ^ 
.  .  (d/fie  daa    uai€€   cnade 

shape  skate  .    ^ 

crape  gaze  / 

scrape  blaze      xpotv-d     ataze    o$    eat 

case  glaze  ^e    aleen    atadd. 

chase  graze     /^>y    ,  .  / 

&  (^yo  dfoanae  late. 

haste  change  ^w^  ^ 

paste  strange  fi 

taste  ba/Ae  $™    taa?icJ  wzoom. 


12 


chore 

roll 

strode 

scroll 

coke 

droll 

choke 

stroll 

joke 

colt 

poke 

slope 

spoke 

cope 

stroke 

core 

scold 

score 

stole 

more 

tore 

prose 

wore 

both 

force 

clothe 

forge 

doze 

porch 

don't 

shorn 

[oe] 

gross 

foe 

worn 

hoe 

those 

toe 

rose 

woe 

G/oave  uou  emu  cnote4 

*=t£e£  u4  lane  a  dfoovi. 
/la/iet. 


WOBCESTEflS  NEW 

10. 
o  in  note. 

/ 

slope     ^  cyfogj  natf^wt<?i£  caa/. 
(2/  ca?i7ia£  ca/ie  witn 

£na£  4focma  man. 
Qyde  dfo/ie  a/lne  ni//. 

11. 
J^€ac<fc4mitn4     /otae 
teapot  t'tcwi. 


'e  4al  iTi 
erf  cne  naude. 

(2/4  it  a+uMe?i  m  /ita4e 

(2/    wi//  te£   mom    a>4e 

e  new-  doe. 


ice 

slice 

spice 

price 

thrice 

twice 

chime 

dive 

spire 

scribe 


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12. 

i  in  pine, 
squire  q£  ^  <J  ca/e. 

wise    Cxj///?       .      /? 

size       wuat  id  ti/e    fiuce  o/ 

prize  a  ua^c/  &f  /ace  9 

bli/Ae  ^gr   . 

.    -,     Qyw-ice  ten  id  a  dcote. 
rind 

[ie]        &^/e   tt^t/e    c/t/a   wad 
c»-ie  //u/e  ana   aau. 


cube 

tube 

huge 

plume 

June 

tune 

dupe 

flute 

cure 

pure 


pie 
tie 


G/oe  /ad  mem  t/e./Utze. 

13. 

u  in  mute. 

use        &o  cu/e  /ad  dcx  dtaed. 
(3yo-  aa/ie  at  c/eal. 
e  UAoie  a  aan  /lucme 
cm  /id  /a£. 

Qy/e    tarn    /e//  ana 
ie    tvma   //eat. 


mute 

[ew] 

few 

new 

clew 

blew 

flew 

stew 


^/o-n't  ad/  me  fo  acve 
/mi  ^/e  c/ew. 


14 


WORCESTER'S  NEW 


14. 


a  in  ask. 

This  sound  is  not  so  broad  and  open  as  the  full  sound  of  a  in  arm. 


dance 

sha'n't 

glass 

shaft 

chance 

grant 

pass 

craft 

lance 

ask 

grass 

graft 

glance 

cask 

cast 

staff 

blanch 

clasp 

fast 

chaff 

branch 

grasp 

last 

quaff 

chant 

lass 

past 

lath 

15. 

OU  in  out,  or  ow  in  cow. 

Do  not  sound  the  diphthong  ou  or  ow  as  if  aob,  but  as  ado.    Do 
not  say  taoon,  paoond. 


bound 

south 

snout 

brown 

ground 

pouch 

count 

gown 

hound 

couch 

scour 

town 

pound 

crouch 

shroud 

drown 

round 

slouch 

lounge 

scow 

ounce 

oust 

gouge 

scowl 

mouth 

sprout 

spouse 

browse 

Qsnee/i  vtoiv-de  cm  dfetiad  ana  vtiad. 


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15 


16 

• 

g  and  dg 

sounded  like  j. 

charge 

strange 

hedge 

dodge 

cringe 

badge 

fledge 

lodge 

hinge 

edge 

wedge 

budge 

forge 

ledge 

dredge 

judge 

purge 

pledge 

ridge 

drudge 

scourge 

sledge 

bridge 

grudge 

Wo 

dcoictae  t 

9t   i 

wnt/i  4evete/u. 

17 

• 

wh  sounded 

as  if  hw. 

In  the  following  words  wh 

is  an 

aspirated  w. 

Be  careful  to  say 

hwen  for  when,  not  wen;  hwitch  for  which, 

not  witch. 

whale 

wheel 

which 

while 

what 

wheeze 

whisk 

whilst 

wharf 

where 

whist 

white 

when 

whiz 

whir 

.  whine 

whence 

whip 

whirl 

whelm 

whelp 

whiff 

why 

wharves 

whisker 

whiplash 

whetstone 

whis  ker 

whirl  wind 

white  wash 

Tfnatved  ttmete  4ntAd  tiTwoad 


16 

WORCESTER'S  NEW 

18. 

oo 

in  moon. 

root 

do 

rule 

brew 

roost 

to 

rude 

chew 

soon 

who 

prude 

crew 

tooth 

whose 

crude 

drew 

smooth 

whom 

brute 

grew 

noose 

lose 

truce 

threw 

choose 

move 

spruce 

screw 

groove 

prove 

truth 

shrewd 

ic?44£,ae 

mecmd>  taw j 

tOU&ttj   OZ   i 

wnti/ie. 

19. 

, 

e  in  her  or 

u  in  fur. 

her 

scurf 

stir 

word 

fern 

curse 

third 

work 

stern 

nurse 

shirt 

world 

perch 

purse 

mirth 

worm 

were 

squirm 

first 

worse 

nerve 

chirp 

thirst 

worst 

verse 

dirt 

whirl 

worth 

(^e<m4 

atom  tn, 

w-ete  /tew 

moidt  4oi/. 

(5sneM> 

o/  /iiau  ana 

mcttn. 

G/Ce  naa  a  4&ut;  dfetTi  toon. 


PRONOUNCING  SPELLING-BOOK. 

20. 

Several  kinds  of  vowel  sounds. 


17 


hence 

thence 

pence 

fence 

since 

these 

mere 


axe 

false 

gone 

have 

tense 

dense 

sense 


voice 

noise 

house 

spare 

share 

scare 

else 


add 

egg 
ebb 
off 
odds 

was(w<&) 
glimpse 


oa>  ato4e  jftam  tne  4ea< 


Q?o  aum/i4e  at  a  //ee^ma  view-. 
21. 

Be  careful  to  pronounce  the  following  words  correctly. 


jar 

forge             since 

crouch 

charm 

porch            fast 

spouse 

catch 

June             egg 

when 

rind 

tube              how 

what 

squire 

chant           town 

sha'n't 

quoth 

chance         gown 

rule 

blithe 

are  if)            ground 

chew 

lithe 

were            snout 

truths 

J£cde 

meand  ncmp/e  at  cadciu  /eni. 

18 


WORCESTER'S  NEW 


22. 

why 

shall 

quill 

zinc 

such 

much 

catch 

stretch 

which 

couch 

sketch 

are 

quart 

shawl 

these 

scrawl 

glimpse 

starch 

scale 

blaze 

space 

else 


REVIEW    LESSONS. 

23. 

Syctic  id  a  wie£at. 


Tfnccn    one    do     noa 
fane  we&6v 


whirl 

lodge 

gouge 

clew 

clothe     (3^z^   witccn  doed  tne 

u^a^tcn  CO-dtp 
(2/  tine  dacn  a  watcn. 
Jrnode  owe  id  tnat& 
e  id  a  dntewd;  can= 


choke 

stole 

scroll 

use 

doze 

botch 


ntna  mom. 


y 


watch     &/e  cdti/i  o/  /c^dd. 
aouae      to     cat 


axe 

whose 

shrewd 

worm 

nurse 


atoov-ed  in  wood. 
(2d>    atide    omd  /one 
coacn    to   €ce    on. 


worse     Q/o  /odae  en  an  otd 

mirth  />  ,    m 

nat  ot  a  cave. 

first  -7-  /? 

,       Qso    /la^aej    cieat;  o% 

cteande. 


scour  e 


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SECOND   SECTION. 


24 

• 

Parts  of  the  body. 

head 

ear 

hair 

eye 

breast 

tooth 

waist 

thumb 

skull 

mouth 

heart 

knee 

cheek 

tongue 

nail 

fin'ger 

toes 

throat 

wrist 

elbow 

foot 

beard 

joint 

eye  brow 

Dictation  Exercise  1.  —  1.  The  skull  is  part  of  the  head. 
2.  The  beard  grows  on  the  chin  and  the  cheeks.  3.  The  girl 
has  a  slim  waist.  4.  We  can  bend  the  joints  of  the  knee, 
the  wrist,  and  the  elbow.  5.  Your  tongue  is  in  your  mouth. 
6.   Your  thumb  has  a  thick  nail. 


25. 

Words  concerning  clothes. 

frock 

shirt 

flounce 

jack'et 

coat 

hood 

pock'et 

rib  bon 

cloak 

hooks 

apron  (a'pum) 

but  ton 

boot 

gown 

trou  sers 

gai  ters 

shoe 

sleeves 

bSn  net 

a  prons 

scarf 

gloves 

stock  ing 

slip  pers 

Dictation  Exercise  2.  —  1.  Gloves  are  for  the  hands.  2.  Shoes 
are  for  the  feet.  3.  The  little  boy's  trousers  and  jacket.  4.  The 
girls'  scarfs  and  ribbons.  5.  Tie  on  your  apron.  6.  She  put  a 
bonnet  on  her  head.     7.  A  flounce  on  a  dress. 


20 


WORCESTER'S  NEW 


26. 

Words  concerning  Food. 

tea 

cheese 

pie 

knife 

wheat 

beef 

bread 

knives 

meal 

loaf 

broth 

fork 

cream 

loaves 

plate 

stew 

meat 

toast 

steak 

butter 

veal 

roast 

soup 

din  ner 

peas 

chop 

sauce 

sup  per 

beans 

spoon 

fruit 

cut  let 

Dictation  Exercise  3.  —  I.  Will  you  have  some  cream  toast  ? 
2.  No,  I  will  have  some  roast  beef.  3.  Please  to  give  me  a  piece 
of  pie  and  a  bit  of  cheese.  4.  I  will  have  a  beefsteak  and  some 
fruit.     5.  I  will  take  a  veal  cutlet. 

27. 

What  we  can  do. 

eat  chat 

hear  talk 

speak  walk 

dream  jump 

gaze  shout 

look  laugh 

call  sigh 

bawl  snore 


see 

peep 

sleep 

weep 

sneeze 

feel 

kneel 

breathe 


yawn 

groan 

touch 

work 

frown 

shriek 

scratch 

climb 


Dictation  Exercise  4.-1.  Can  you  hear  me  talk?  2.  We 
should  breathe  pure  air.  3.  You  must  not  laugh  so  loud. 
4.  She  sighs  because  she  is  sad.  5.  Groans  were  heard,  and 
then  loud  shrieks.     6.  We  will  climb  the  hill. 


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21 


28. 

In  the  House. 

floor 

rooms 

basket 

ta'ble 

doors 

pan'try 

buck  et 

ladle 

chairs 

clos  et 

gob  let 

era  die 

stairs 

par  lor 

car  pet 

nee  die 

stove 

kitch  en 

blank  et 

thim  ble 

churn 

cham  ber 

tea  cup 

nap  kin 

bowls 

bed  room 

sau  cer 

turn  bier 

Dictation  Exercise  5.  —  I.  Please  to  take  the  chairs  into 
the  parlor.  2.  The  churn  is  in  the  kitchen.  3.  Shut  the  door 
of  the  chamber.  4.  Please  to  give  me  a  goblet  of  milk.  5.  The 
teacup  sits  in  the  saucer.     6.  Your  frock  hangs  in  the  closet. 


grid'dle 
pil  lows 
mir  ror 
skim  mer 
poker 
win  dow 
bed  quilt 

looking-glass  sauce'pan  rock'ing-chair 

Dictation  Exercise  6.  —  1.  We  sift  the  meal  with  a  fine  sieve. 
2.  There  is  some  dirt  on  the  stove  hearth.  3.  A  comb  for  the 
hair.  4.  A  towel  to  wipe  the  face.  5.  The  clock  is  on  the 
mantel.     6.  We  can  play  in  the  attic,  or  garret. 


29. 

In 

the  House. 

soap 

lounge 

at'tic 

coal 

sieve  (•**] 

)         gar  ret 

wood 

so'fa 

plat  ter 

pail 

hearth 

dip  per 

sheets 

towel 

ket  ties 

tongs 

man  tel 

bot  ties 

comb 

entry 

snuffers 

22 


WORCESTER'S  NEW 


30. 

In  the  Country. 

fields 

riv'er 

swale 

eat'tle 

stream 

for  est 

swamp 

har  row 

brook 

flow  ers 

breeze 

reap  er 

woods 

or  chard 

clouds 

mow  er 

trees 

mead  ow 

roads 

hay  stack 

calf 

gar  den 

plains 

pitch  fork 

calves 

corn  field 

lambs 

cot  tage 

Dictation  Exercise  7.  —  l<  The  calves  are  in  the  cornfield. 
2.  Flowers  bloom  in  the  meadow.  3.  Apples  grow  in  the 
orchard.  4.  A  fresh  breeze.  5.  A  cottage  stands  on  the 
river's  bank.     6.    We  can  load  hay  with  a  pitchfork. 

31. 


In  the  Country. 

gate 

shrubs 

birds 

ox'en 

rake 

hedge 

fowls 

wagon 

spade 

ledge 

geese 

hil  locks 

grain 

ridge 

sheep 

chick  ens 

plough 

bridge 

knolls 

plough  share 

weeds 

ditch 

bush'es 

plough  man 

pigsty 

chasm 

leaves 

past  ure 

farm'house 

door'yard 

barn'yard 

Dictation  Exercise  8.  —  1.  The  horses  draw  the  plough.  2.  The 
cattle  are  in  the  pasture.  3.  The  sheep  are  on  the  grassy 
knolls.  4.  Shall  we  feed  the  chickens  ?  5.  Birds  sing  in  the 
hedge.     6.  Beyond  the  ridge  was  a  deep  chasm  (kazm). 


world 

waiter 

much 

there 

sea 

flows 

beasts 

worms 

earth 

soil 

mould 

ores 

iron 

lead 

some 

ver'y 

eye 

clear 

boats 

sail 

high 

they 


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32. 

THE  EARTH  AND    THE   SEA. 

The  world  we  live  in  is  round  like  a 
ball.  It  is  part  land  and  part  water.  There 
is  not  so  much  land  as  there  is  sea.  The 
sea  flows  round  the  land. 

Men  and  beasts  and  worms  live  on  the 
earth.  Trees  and  plants  grow  in  the  soil. 
The  soil  of  the  earth  has  stones,  and  sand, 
and  clay,  and  mould,  with  ores  of  gold  and 
iron'(i'um),  lead  and  tin. 

Some  parts  of  the  earth  are  cold  and 
some  are  not.  In  the  cold  parts  of  the 
earth  are  snow  and  ice.  In  the  hot  parts 
of  the  earth  trees  and  plants  grow  very 
large. 

The  sea  is  very  large.  It  is  salt  to  the 
taste,  and  looks  blue  to  the  eye  when  the 
sky  is  clear.  Fish  of  all  kinds  live  in  it. 
Ships  and  boats  sail  on  it  from  place  to 
place. 

The  sea  has  a  tide  which  ebbs  and  flows. 
Twice  a  day  the  waters  are  high  and  twice 
a  day  they  are  low.  The  sea  is  from  two 
to  three  miles  deep  in  some  parts. 


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33. 

Fruits  good  to  eat. 

peach 

citron 

straw'ber  ry 

ap'ple 

chest  nut 

black  ber  ry 

melon 

cur  rant 

blue  ber  ry 

lem  on 

rai  sin 

cran  ber  ry 

or  ange 

cher  ry 

musk  mel  on 

pear 

berry 

wa  ter  mel  on 

Dictation  Exercise  9.  —  1.  Melons  are  good  to  eat  when  they 
are  ripe.  2.  Juicy  pears.  3.  Sour  currants.  4.  Raisins  are 
dried  grapes.  5.  The  strawberry  is  red.  6.  Cranberries  grow 
in  the  swamp.  7.  Walnuts  have  a  hard  shell.  8.  Oranges  come 
from  the  South. 


34. 

REVIEW    LESSON 

• 

eye 

toes 

rye 

knolls 

very 

shoe 

tongue 

walk 

sieve 

sauce 

thumb 

rai'sin 

thigh 

shriek 

knife 

Iron 

heart 

chest  nut          pitch  fork       wag  on 

Be  careful  to  pronounce 

the  following  words  correctly* 

calf 

trou'sers 

talk 

wa'ter 

beard 

b6n  net 

apron 

har  row 

stew 

kitch  en 

tongs 

sofa 

laugh 

cham  ber 

hearth 

chick  en 

chasm 

sau  cer 

calves 

plough  share 

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35. 


Fishes, 

Birds. 

cod 

perch 

lark 

finch 

shad 

pike 

duck 

thrush 

smelt 

shrimp 

quail 

wren 

skate 

eel 

goose 

crane 

bass 

trout 

snipe 

stork 

roach 

dace 

swan  (swdn) 

gull 

sole 

chub 

grouse 
36. 

loon 

Trades  or 

Employments. 

a'gent 

turn'er 

blacksmith 

tan'ner 

farm  er 

mm  er 

gold  smith 

tin  ner 

gro  cer 

bar  ber 

post  man 

hatter 

port  er 

fire  man 

fish  er  man 

mason 

print  er 

mer  chant 

mill  er 

37. 

sail  or 

Well-known  Trees. 

ash 

elm 

yew 

pop'lar 

pine 

birch 

spruce 

wil  low 

oak 

larch 

lo'cust 

wal  nut 

beech 

paim 

maple 

hem  lock 

Dictation  Exercise  10.  —  I.  The  palm-tree  has  broad  leaves 
like  the  palm  of  one's  hand.  2.  The  oak,  the  pine,  and  the 
hemlock  are  of  great  use  to  man.  3.  The  codfish  swims  in  the 
sea.  4.  The  trout  lives  in  cool  streams.  5.  The  grouse  and  the 
quail  are  very  good  to  eat.  6.  The  wren  is  a  small  bird. 
7.    Sailors  sail  on  the  sea.     8.  The  merchant  sells  goods. 


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38. 

Tools  to  work  with. 

axe 

gouge 

trow'el 

hatch' et 

adze 

au'ger 

gim  let 

ham  mer 

wrench 

chis  el 

pin  cers 

crow  bar 

hoe 

an  vil 

razor 

pick  axe 

wedge 

hand  saw 

mal  let 

jack-knife 

scythe 

brad  awl 

fun  nel 

broad  axe 

Dictation  Exercise  11.  —  1.  An  axe  is  used  to  cut  and  split 
wood.  2.  The  carpenter  uses  an  adze  to  chip  off  the  surface  of 
timber.  3.  Blows  of  a  mallet  on  the  head  of  a  chisel.  4.  A 
■wrench  is  used  for  forcibly  turning  bolts  and  nuts.  5.  We  can 
mow  grass  with  a  scythe.  6.  The  carpenter  bores  small  holes 
with  a  gimlet.  7.  Pincers  are  used  for  griping  anything  to  be 
held  fast. 

39. 

Relatives. 


par'ents 

daughter 

cous  in  (huz'ix) 

chil  dren 

broth  er 

hus'band 

fath  er 

sis  ter 

wife 

moth  er 

Un  cle  (ung'kl) 

grand  fath  er 

papa' 

aunt  (ant) 

grand  moth  er 

mamma 

neph  ew  (nev'-) 

grand  son 

son 

niece  (nees) 

grand  daugh  ter 

Dictation  Exercise  12.  —  1.  My  father  and  my  mother  are 
my  parents.  2.  My  cousin  is  the  daughter  or  the  son  of 
my  aunt  or  of  my  uncle.  3.  Uncle  George  calls  me  his 
nephew  {nev'yoo)  and  my  sister  Mary  his  niece.  4.  Grand- 
mother calls  my  sister  Mary  her  granddaughter. 


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40. 

At  School. 

lesions 

ci'pher 

sketch 

stud  y 

add 

rul'er 

learn 

sub  tract' 

teach  er 

re  cite' 

mulli  ply 

schol  ar 

reading 

di  vide' 

ink  stand 

writ  ing 

slate 

black  board 

spell  ing 

pen'cil 

school  mate 

writ'ing-books                blot'ting-pa'per 

41. 

We  should  be  — 

manly 

civil          truth'ful 

re  spect'ful 

gen  tie 

po  lite'       pa  tient 

gen'er  ous 

lion  est 

stead'y       gen  teel' 

well-be  haved' 

clSan  ly 

prompt      sin  cere 

kind-heart'ed 

We  should  not  be- 

cringing 

sau'ey        rude 

cow'ard  ly 

era  el 

stin  gy       tat'tling 

un  washed7 

dis  hon'est 

la  zy           heed  less 

un  combed 

dir'ty 

vul  gar       sul  len 

ill-be  haved' 

Dictation  Exercise  13.  —  1.  I  will  hear  you  recite  your 
lesson.  2.  We  use  our  pencils  to  cipher  with.  3.  I  am  your 
sincere  friend.  4.  We  must  be  patient  with  a  dull  scholar. 
5.  No  one  likes  a  rude  or  saucy  boy.  6.  It  is  cruel  to  kill 
a  song-bird.  7.  His  hair  was  uncombed  and  his  face  was 
unwashed.    8.  Be  ready  and  prompt. 


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One 

two 

three 

four 

five 

six 

sev'en 

eight 

nine 

ten 


e  lev'en 
twelve 
thir  teen' 
four  teen 
fif  teen 
six  teen 
sev  en  teen 
eight  een 
nine  teen 
twenty 


42. 

Numbers. 

twen  ty 
twen  ty 
twen  ty 
twen  ty 
twen  ty 
twen  ty 
twen  ty 
twen  ty 
twen  ty 
thir'ty 

43. 


■one 

-two 

■three 

■four 

five 

■six 

■sev  en 

-eight 

-nine 


for'ty 
fifty 
six  ty 
sev  en  ty 
eigh  ty 
nine  ty 
hun  dred 
thou  sand 
mill  ion 
bill  ion 


Names  of  the  Days  and  the  Months. 

Sun'day 
Mon  day 
Tues  day 
Wednes  day  1 
Thurs  day 
Fri  day 
Sat  ur  day 

Thirty  days  hath  September,  April,  June,  and  November ; 
February  has  twenty-eight  alone;  and  all  the  rest  have  thirty-one; 
But  leap-year,  coming  once  in  four,  gives  to  February  one  day  more. 

*  wenz'da.  f  feb' roo-a-rl. 


J&n'u  a 

ry 

July' 

Feb  ru  a  ry  f 

Au'gust 

March 

Sep  tem'ber 

A'pril 

Oc  to  ber 

May 

No  vem  ber 

June 

De  cem  ber 

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THIRD  SECTION. 
44. 


a  in 

mat. 

cab'in 

plan'et 

crack'er 

bap'tist 

album 

band  box 

chap  ter 

tariff 

habit 

can  did 

satch  el 

ca  nal' 

rab  id 

ban  tarn 

fam  ish 

ja  pan 

rap  id 

cavil 

ban  ish 

a  dapt 

ban  ter 

mad  am 

van  ish 

mis  hap 

Dictation  Exercise  14.  —  I.  A  mad  or  rabid  dog.  2.  He 
seemed  to  be  frank  and  candid.  3.  He  began  to  cavil  at  my 
remarks,  and  to  find  fault.  4.  She  held  a  satchel  in  her  hand. 
5.   The  list  of  duties  on  goods  is  called  a  tariff. 


45. 

e  in  met. 

credit 

fresh'et 

abet' 

ex  eel' 

den  tist 

ten  dril 

adept 

re  pel 

pes  ter 

her  aid 

mo  lest 

im  pel 

shel  ter 

fren  zy 

a  mend 

pro  pel 

res  in 

sense  less 

be  held 

dis  pel 

pres  ent 

ho  tel' 

ca  ress 

com  pel 

Dictation  Exercise  15.  —  1.  I  do  not  credit  such  reports. 
2.  To  pester  or  annoy.  3.  The  tendrils  of  a  plant  are  its 
tender  clinging  shoots.  4.  Who  is  the  herald  of  this  news  ? 
5.  An  adept  is  one  fully  skilled  in  anything.  6.  The  rising 
sun  will  dispel  the  clouds. 


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46. 


i  in 

pin. 

visit 

rr/et 

lim'pid 

in  stir 

quiv  er 

fidget 

win  try 

dis  til 

tim  id 

civ  il 

linch  pin 

until 

viv  id 

wit  ness 

nick  el 

e  quip 

spir  it 

liv  er 

for  give' 

it  self 

mim  ic 

thrift  less 

for  bid 

e  clipse 

sub  mit' 

mis  tress 

en  ricli 

a  miss 

Dictation  Exercise  16.  —  l.  A  vivid  flash  of  lightning. 
2.  He  gave  me  a  very  civil  answer.  3.  A  clear,  limpid  stream. 
4.  A  cold,  wintry  day.  5.  Stay  until  morning.  6.  To  equip 
troops  for  war.      7.   An  eclipse  of  the  sun. 

47. 


O  in 

not. 

rob'in 

clos'et 

goblet 

ab  scond' 

prog  ress 

mod  est 

gos  ling 

a  cross 

florid 

nos  tril 

prov  ince 

be  yond 

vom  it 

on  set 

gob  lin 

along 

proj  ect 

prop  er 

lob  ster 

re  sponse 

pros  pect 

pon  der 

mon  ster 

re  solve 

con  vict 

non  sense 

yon  der 

prom'ise 

Dictation  Exercise  17.  —  1.  Florid  means  flushed  with  red  ; 
as,  a  florid  face.  2.  To  ponder  or  think  deeply  on  any  project 
or  scheme.  3.  A  province  many  square  miles  in  extent.  4.  He 
absconded,  and  has  never  returned.  5.  I  called  aloud,  and  there 
was  no  response.     6.  Keep  your  promise. 


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48. 


31 


U  in 

tub. 

suburb 
influx 

mus'ty 
sulky 

pun'ish 
buck  et 

ab  rupt' 
adjust 

in  suit 

cus  torn 

mus  ket 

ro  bust 

cul  prit 
hun  dred 

pub  lie 
num  ber 

trum  pet 
but  ment 

con  suit 
a  dult 

im  pulse 
bulk  y 

blun  der 
con  duct 

budg  et 
judg  ment 

dis  cuss 
di  vulge 

Dictation  Exercise  18.  —  l.  The  suburbs  of  the  city  are 
pleasant.  2.  The  culprit  looked  guilty.  3.  It  was  not  done  from 
sober  thought,  but  from  a  hasty  impulse.  4.  The  stone  but- 
ments  at  the  ends  of  the  bridge.  5.  If  you  ask  his  advice  you 
will  find  him  a  man  of  sound  judgment. 

49. 

Let  the  final  t  be  clearly  sounded. 


aspect 

at  tract' 

ex  pect' 

crit'ic 

con  flict 

effect 

re  fleet 

an  tic 

in  sect 

dis  tinct 

se  lect 

lilac 

object 

re  strict 

sus  pect 

pic  nic 

subject 

de  feet 

re  spect 

log  ic 

ex  tract 

deject 

in  spect 

fran  tic 

prod  uct 

e  rect 

district 

frol  ic 

Dictation  Exercise  19.  —  1.  The  aspect  was  gloomy.  2.  Let 
me  reflect  awhile  on  that  subject.  3.  The  sound  is  very  dis- 
tinct. 4.  He  may  be  innocent  of  the  deed,  but  I  suspect  him. 
5.  She  was  almost  frantic  with  grief. 


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50. 

The  nouns  change  y  into  ies  for  the  plural :  as,  singular,  baby ; 
plural,  babies  (ha'biz).  [y  final  like  I  without  stress.] 


ba'by 

city 

pu'ny 

va'ry 

pony 

body 

tidy 

jury 

posy 

fan  cy 

tiny 

live  ly 

dai  sy 

can  dy 

filthy 

truly 

dai  ry 

pity 

greed  y 

drop  sy 

glory 

copy 

port  ly 

pigmy 

sto  ry 

lily 

stin  gy 

scur  vy 

Dictation  Exercise  20.  —  1.  We  picked  some  posies. 
2.  Daisies  grow  in  the  meadow.  3.  The  large  white  pond-lily. 
4.  At  the  end  he  w rote,  "  I  am  very  truly  yours." 

Form  sentences  containing  the  plurals  of  the  following :  — 
city,   fancy,  copy,   story,  jury,   lily,   body. 

51. 

Be  careful  to  sound  the  final  r. 

shiv'er 
char  ter 
part  ner 
loi  ter 
gnth  er 
pil  fer 
ulcer 

Dictation  Exercise  21.  —  I.  To  filter  cider  by  letting  it  drain 
through  sand.  2.  A  bright,  clever  scholar.  3.  The  miser  hoards 
up  his  money.  4.  A  partner  is  a  sharer  in  a  business.  5.  Hot 
ashes  and  cinders.    6.  To  pilfer  is  to  steal.     7.  A  child's  primer. 


paper 

slen'der 

nev'er 

filter 

slum  ber 

spi  der 

fur  ther 

prim  er 

mi  ser 

few  er 

draw  er 

quiv  er 

hew  er 

wins  per 

so  ber 

clev  er 

chap  ter 

cm  der 

scam  per 

or  der 

quiv  er 

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52. 

The  nouns  change  y  into  ies  for  the  plural:  as,  singular,  eddy; 
plural,  eddies  i 


hob'by 

nin'ny 

shab'by 

happy 

folly 

penny 

dally 

pet  ty 

Jel  ly 

mum  my 

silly 

putty 

ral  ly 

poppy 

cliil  ly 

carry 

gul  ly 

puppy 

bon  ny 

merry 

tal  ly 

ferry 

glos  sy 

sor  ry 

dit  ty 

quar  ry 

mos  sy 

liiir  ry 

Dictation  Exercise  22.  —  1.  A  stream  ran  through  this  deep 
gully.  2.  She  sang  a  mournful  ditty.  3.  He  wore  a  shabby 
coat.     4.  Such  a  petty  matter  is  not  worth  talking  about. 

Form  sentences  containing  the  plurals  of  the  following:  — 
hobby,    penny,    puppy,    ferry,    poppy,    gully,   folly. 


53. 

Be  careful  to 

sound  the  final 

r. 

lad'der 

call'er 

differ 

mut'ter 

lat  ter 

spell  er 

suf  fer 

cut  ter 

mat  ter 

bet  ter 

rud  der 

din  ner 

bat  ter 

fet  ter 

stop  per 

man  ner 

chat  ter 

let  ter 

rub  ber 

sum  mer 

dap  per 

clap  per 

sup  per 

glim  mer 

ban  ner 

slip  per 

flut  ter 

stam  mer 

Dictation  Exercise  23.  —  1.  The  fireman  ran  up  the  ladder. 

2.  His  teeth  they  chatter,  chatter  still.  3.  A  trim,  dapper 
little  man.  4.  It  is  better  not  to  speak  in  so  rude  a  manner. 
5.  Your  letter  came  duly  to  hand. 


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54. 

a  m 

ape. 

55 

[a] 

a  bate' 

[ai] 

a  wait' 

a'gent 

awake 

braid 

avail 

basis 

amaze 

chain 

be  wail 

caper 

for  sake 

flail 

re  tail 

taper 

e  rase 

frail 

rai'ment 

sera  per 

be  have 

rail 

plain  tive 

man  ger 

es  cape 

strain 

por  trait 

hazy 

pa  rade 

ab  stain' 

plain  tiff 

crazy 

pro  fane 

at  tain 

[ay] 

nabob 

en  rage 

de  tain 

gray 

has  ty 

be  came 

dis  dain 

por  tray' 

ha  tred 

de  face 

do  main 

be  tray 

na  tive 

dis  grace 

ex  plain 

de  cay 

va  cant 

em  brace 

main  tain 

de  fray 

brace  let 

de  range 

ob  tain 

dis  may 

base  ment 

ex  change 

re  main 

rail'way 

case  ment 

landscape 

sns  tain 

pay  ment 

Dictation  Exercise  24.  —  1.  The  basis  of  public  credit  is 
good  faith.  2.  A  vacant  lot  of  land.  3.  A  casement  is  a  sash 
opening  on  hinges.  4.  The  storm  will  soon  abate.  5.  From  the 
top  of  the  hill  we  saw  a  charming  landscape.  6.  Erase  means 
to  blot  out.  7.  He  is  poor,  but  you  must  not  treat  him  with 
disdain.  8.  Hardly  enough  food  to  sustain  life.  9.  In  plain- 
tive tones  he  bewailed  his  sad  lot.  10.  The  plaintiff  sued  the 
defendant.  11.  He  will  maintain  his  rank  in  the  class.  12.  To 
describe  vividly  a  scene  is  to  portray  it.  13.  We  ride  fast  in  the 
railway  cars.     14.  The  payment  of  a  debt. 


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35 


e  m 

eve. 

56. 

5^ 

• 

[e] 

ad  here' 

sweet 

dis  creet' 

e'qual 

se  rene 

peeled 

es  teem 

e  diet 

ex  treme 

fleece 

ex  ceed 

be  ing 

su  preme 

sneeze 

in  deed 

se  cret 

im  pede 

fleet 

mis  deed 

que  ry 

con  vene 

reek 

re  deem 

de  cent 

com  pete 

steep 

sue  ceed 

re  al 

com  plete 

steer 

tu  reen 

fre  quent 

se  crete 

veer 

ve  neer 

le  gal 

[ee] 

a  gree' 

gen  teel 

re  bus 

screech 

a  greed 

keenly 

ze  nith 

sleeve 

a  sleep 

greed  y 

fe  male 

speech 

be  seech 

peev  ish 

pre  cept 

seethe 

be  tween 

meek  ness 

mere  ly 

squeeze 

ca  reer 

meet  ing 

se  vere' 

queer 

de  cree 

need  ful 

re  vere 

screen 

de  gree 

greed  i  ly 

Dictation  Exercise  25.  —  1.  Do  you  know  how  to  make  the 
mark  of  a  query?  2.  Your  old  coat  looks  hardly  decent. 
3.  You  should  be  guided  by  wise  precepts.  4.  Several  boys 
will  compete  for  the  prize.  5.  A  serene  sky.  6.  Where  did 
the  thief  secrete  the  stolen  goods  ?  7.  The  wind  veered  round 
to  the  north.  8.  I  have  agreed  to  buy  his  house.  9.  The 
actress  said,  "  I  beseech  your  mercy ."  10.  Will  he  succeed 
in  his  career?  11.  He  was  ill-natured  and  peevish.  12.  The 
young  lady  has  very  genteel  manners.  13.  We  have  gone  to 
the  extreme  limit.     14.  I  esteem  my  kind  friends. 


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58. 

e  in 

eve. 

59 

• 

[ea] 
bead 
beak 
beard 

ap  peal' 
ap  pear 
ar  rears 
be  ne&th 

plea 
rear 
sheaf 
please 

be  reave7 
dis  ease 
ap  pease 
dis  please 

bleak 

be  que&th 

shears 

be  smear 

bleach 

be  speak 

sheath 

re  lease 

bleat 

con  ceal 

smear 

in  crease 

cheap 
cheat 

de  feat 
en  treat 

speak 
streak 

de  crease 
leaflet 

drear 

mal  treat 

teach 

weary 

each 

mis  lead 

yeast 

leak  y 

reach 
feast 

en  dear 
de  mean 

zeal 
weal 

greas  y 
east  ern 

least 

re  peal 

weave 

teach  er 

freak 
glean 

re  peat 
re  treat 

cease 
creak 

preach  er 
breath  ing 

heap 

re  veal 

lease 

clear  ing 

Dictation  Exercise  26.  —  1.  The  bird  had  a  sharp  beak. 
2.  We  can  bleach  the  cloth.  3.  We  must  glean  as  many  facts 
as  we  can.  4.  My  arm  is  not  long  enough  to  reach  so  far. 
5.  You  can  appeal  to  his  sympathy.  6.  His  father  will  not 
bequeath  all  to  him.  7.  Did  they  demean  themselves  soberly  ? 
8.  Such  conduct  will  displease  your  parents.  9.  As  the  days 
began  to  increase  the  nights  began  to  decrease.  10.  He  is  a 
discreet  man,  and  will  not  mislead  you.  11.  The  severe  toil 
made  me  very  "weary.  12.  A  cold  rain  fell,  and  it  was  a  bleak, 
drear  <lny.     13.   We  mu«t  speak  the  truth. 


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60. 

O  in  2 

note. 

61 

• 

[o] 
cro'cus 

a  dore' 
alone 

[oa] 
board 

char'coal 
in  road 

cro  ny 

atone 

broach 

oak  urn 

glo  ry 
only 
sto  len 

arose 
dis  pose 
en  close 

coax 

croak 

goal 

turn  coat 
rail  road 
coach  man 

flo  rist 
brim  stone 

pro  pose 
a  shore 

loa^e 
hoax 

loath  some 
loaf  er 

gro  cer 
no  tice 

con  sole 
con  trol 

moan 
oath 

[ow] 
own 

stor  age 
fore  man 

post  pone 
back  bone 

loath 
shoal 

sown 
thrown 

lone  ly 
lone  some 

im  plore 
with  hold 

soak 
a  board' 

growth 
be  low' 

host  ess 
post  age 
post  script 

e  lope 
di  vorce 
mo  rose 

ap  proach 
be  moan 
en  croach 

be  stow 
low'ly 
snow  y 

Dictation  Exercise  27.  —  1.  The  grocer  sells  tea.  2.  I  added 
a  postscript  to  my  letter.  3.  You  will  have  to  atone  for  your 
sins.  4.  I  will  enclose  your  note  in  my  letter.  5.  Can  you 
propose  any  better  plan?  6.  We  will  postpone  the  visit  till 
to-morrow.  7.  The  driver  lost  control  over  the  horses.  8.  I  will 
broach  the  subject  to  him.  9.  We  did  not  approach  very  near 
the  brink.  10.  A  sullen,  morose  man.  11.  I  am  loath  to  leave 
you.  12.  Did  he  encroach  upon  your  rights  ?  13.  The  growth 
of  a  tree  in  one  year.  14.  Bestow  praise  upon  the  faithful 
scholar.     15.  Charcoal  is  made  from  wood. 


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62. 


63. 


O  in 

note, 

oo  in  moon. 

[ow] 

shad'ow 

[oo] 

[o] 

follow 

to  wards 

groove 

ado' 

fur  row 

show'y 

soo^Ae 

un  do 

hoi  low 

ow  ing 

hoof 

re  move 

arrow 

mow  ing 

aloof 

ap  prove 

mar  row 

[ou] 

re  proof 

im  prove 

spar  row 

court 

un  loose 

re  prove 

nar  row 

gourd 

up  root 

dis  prove 

mel  low 

mould 

sham  poo 

[ou] 

sal  low 

mourn 

ba  boon  . 

yours 

shal  low 

source 

poo'dle 

youth 

bor  row 

poultry 

broom  stick 

tour  ist 

sor  row 

poul  tice 

moon  beam 

con  tour' 

tal  low 

shoul  der 

bride  groom 

group 

wil  low 

smoul  der 

dooms  day 

wound 

win  now 

re  source' 

wooer 

un  couth 

yel  low 

dis  course 

school  room 

ba  rouche 

Dictation  Exercise  28.  —  1.  The  ploughman  follows  the 
plough  and  turns  the  furrow.  2.  A  narrow  ribbon.  3.  A 
shallow  stream.  4.  The  bad  conduct  of  his  child  caused  him 
great  sorrow.  5.  I  then  went  towards  the  house.  6.  The 
jelly  is  turned  into  a  mould.  7.  The  source  of  the  river  is  a 
small  spring.  8.  A  mustard  poultice  was  put  on  his  shoulder. 
9.  What  resource,  except  money,  has  he  ?  10.  All  listened  at- 
tentively to  the  discourse.  11.  We  must  improve  our  hand- 
writing. 12.  He  was  clumsy,  and  his  gestures  were  uncouth. 
13.  How  many  can  ride  in  the  barouche  (baroosh1)1? 


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i  m 

pine. 

64 

65, 

m 

de  spise' 

de  vice' 

hy'dra 

di'et 

be  side 

de  ride 

tyro 

tri  al 

de  cide 

in  side 

slyly 

item 

sub  scribe 

pro  vide 

by  word 

cli  max 

de  scribe 

sub  side 

hy  drant 

bri  ny 

in  scribe 

in  cline 

ty  rant 

vi  per 

pre  scribe 

de  cline 

oc  cu  py 

a  live' 

pro  scribe 

sur  mise 

ally' 

po  lite 

tran  scribe 

sur  prise 

defy 

ex  cite 

sub  lime 

o  blige 

deny 

con  cise 

en  tice 

dis  o  blige 

espy 

in  vite 

ad  vice 

bee'hive 

rely 

unite 

di  vide 

con  trite 

reply 

en  tire 

tire'some 

exile 

apply 

ac  quire 

grind  stone 

li  cense 

com  ply 

in  quire 

quag  mire 

[y] 

sup  ply 

ex  pire 

em  pire 

type 

de  cry 

ad  mire 

mi  grate 

style 

good-by 

Dictation  Exercise  29.  —  1. 

A  trial  of  skill.     ! 

2.  His  speech 

excited  the  feelings  of  his  hearers.  3.  The  writer's  style  was 
very  brief  and  concise.  4.  Who  shall  decide  when  doctors  dis- 
agree? 5.  The  doctor  prescribed  for  the  sick  man.  6.  One 
who  is  banished  is  said  to  be  proscribed.  7.  A  crafty  device 
or  scheme.  8.  The  water  began  to  subside  yesterday.  9.  I  can 
dnly  surmise  what  you  mean.  10.  He  surely  will  not  disoblige 
your  father.  11.  The  cat  crept  slyly  towards  the  bird.  12.  A 
beginner  is  a  tyro.     13.  Who  occupies  the  house  now? 


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66. 


u  in  tube. 


67. 


The  sound  of  long  u  is  somewhat  variable.  In  its  purest  form  it 
is  equivalent  to  yob ;  after  some  consonants  the  initial  element  of  the 
u  is  a  very  brief  sound  of  short  i.  After  1  and  j  the  initial  element  is 
the  least,  and  by  some  is  wholly  dropped.  Do  not  say  doo'ty, 
too'mult. 


[u] 

pu'trid 

in  duce' 

dis  pute' 

duly 

pus  tule 

ma  nure 

mi  nute 

music 

cos  tume 

ma  ture 

[ew] 

fluid 

trib  ute 

inure 

mil'dew 

flu  ent 

a  muse' 

se  cure 

pew  ter 

stu  pid 

re  fuse 

ob  scure 

sinew 

stat  ute 

a  buse 

ob  tuse 

stew  ard 

glob  ule 

con  fuse 

pro  fuse 

jew  el 

hu  mid 

in  fuse 

ex  cuse 

jews  harp 

tu  mult 

as  tute 

con  sume 

re  new' 

stu  dent 

ex  elude 

de  hide 

[eu] 

fuel 

se  elude 

com  pute 

neu'ter 

hu  man 

con  duce 

pre  sume 

neu  tral 

lu  nar 

re  duce 

de  mure 

[eau] 

pu  pil 

de  duce 

en  dure 

beau'ty 

unit 

pro  duce 

di  lute 

beau  ti  f ul 

Dictation  Exercise  30.  —  1.  Your  letter  was  duly  received. 
2.  A  globule,  or  little  globe,  of  water.  3.  An  easy,  fluent 
speaker.  4.  She  wore  a  beautiful  costume.  5.  A  very  astute 
remark.  6.  I  presume  nothing  would  induce  you  to  run  so 
great  a  risk.  7.  One  who  is  neutral  favors  neither  side.  8.  A 
thing  of  beauty  is  a  joy  forever.     9.  A  beautiful  flower. 


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68. 


69. 


Oi  in 

oil. 

OW  in 

cow. 

[oi] 

re  coil 

downliill 

a  rouse' 

toilet 

em  broil 

down  right 

ca  rouse 

toil  er 

rejoice 

a  vow' 

es  pouse 

loi  ter 

[oy] 

en  dow 

about 

boil  er 

loy'al 

re  nown 

de  vout 

oint  ment 

roy  al 

[ou] 

de  vour 

a  void' 

oys  ter 

foun'der 

aloud 

a  droit 

de  coy' 

foun  dry 

a  bound 

a  noint 

de  stroy 

floun  der 

a  ground 

rejoin 

em  ploy 

coun  ter 

pro  found 

coun  ty 

con  found 

OW  in  COW.* 

boun  ty 

as  tound 

[ow] 

pow'der 

mous  ing 

a  mount 

pow'er 

bow  els 

dis  count 

ac  count 

show  er 

brow  beat 

com  pound 

dis  mount 

bow  er 

dower 

scoun  drel 

re  nounce 

cow  er 

dow  dy 

loung  er 

pro  nounce 

tow  er 

drow  sy 

out  cast 

sur  round 

glow  er 

cow  ard 

house  hold 

be  foul 

Dictation  Exercise  31.  —  1.  The  juggler  was  very  adroit  at 
nis  tricks.  2.  When  the  gun  was  fired,  it  recoiled.  3.  I  rejoice 
at  your  good  luck.  4.  The  fowler  tried  to  decoy  the  wild  ducks 
into  a  net.  5.  This  showery  weather  makes  me  drowsy.  6.  Can 
you  tell  me  what  to  discount  a  note  at  a  bank  means  ?  7.  We 
despise  so  base  a  scoundrel.    8.  Pronounce  your  words  plainly. 

*  See  Kemark  in  Lesson  15,  page  14. 


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70. 

oo  in  book. 

[oo] 

wood 

[u] 

pullet 

hook 

wood'y 

pull 

pul  pit 

shook 

book  case 

full 

bush  el 

brook 

cook 

push 

bul  rush 

crook 

cooky 

bush 

[ou] 

took 

a  foot' 

put 

could 

stood 

wool 

bullTrog 

would 

hoop 

woollen 

bull  dog 

should 

Dictation  Exercise  32.  —  1.  The  woody  parts  of  plants. 
2.  My  bookcase  is  made  of  a  very  hard  -wood.  3.  We  have 
pulled  out  many  a  trout  from  this  brook.  4.  Woollen  cloth. 
5.  A  bushel  contains  thirty-two  quarts. 


71. 

a 

in 

fare. 

[a] 

scarce 

[ai] 

[ea] 

pre  pare' 

square 

fairy 

swear 

be  ware 

care'ful 

lair 

wear 

com  pare 

dar  ing 

stair  case 

tearing 

de  clare 

par  ent 

de  spair' 

[e] 

aware 

hard  ware 

im  pair 

where 

en  snare 

char  y 

re  pair 

there 

Dictation  Exercise  33.  —  1.  He  who  lives  right  is  prepared 
to  die.  2.  Beware  of  the  first  false  step.  3.  Shall  yon  repair 
the  old  house  1  4.  A  daring  deed.  5.  The  lair  of  a  tiger. 
6.  Who  will  be  there  ?  7.  I  must  be  chary  of  my  promises. 
8.  You  must  never  despair  in  so  good  a  cause. 


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72. 


a  in 

ape. 

e  m 

eve. 

[ey] 

[ea] 

[ie] 

priest 

they 

break 

brief 

shield 

whey 

great 

chief 

shriek 

obey' 

[ei] 

fiend 

thief 

con  vey 

skein 

fierce 

wield 

sur  vey 

rein'deer 

grief 

field 

grey'hound 

hei  nous 

niece 

yield 

Dictation  Exercise  34.  —  1.  You  should  obey  your  mother. 
2.  They  convey  travellers  in  the  cars.  3.  To  survey  or  view 
the  country.  4.  She  did  not  mean  to  break  the  plate.  5.  A 
great  or  large  house.  6.  A  heinous  offence.  7.  The  reindeer 
lives  in  Lapland. 

73. 


u  in  tub. 

U  in 

tube. 

[o] 

[ou] 

[ue] 

stat'ue 

come 

touch 

cue 

pur  sue' 

done 

young 

a'gue 

[ui] 

none 

rough 

ar  gue 

juice 

shove 

tough 

res  cue 

sluice 

front 

[oo] 

val  ue 

suit 

sponge 

blood 

sub  due' 

law'suit 

month 

flood 

en  sue 

pur  suit' 

Dictation  Exercise  35.  —  1.  Divers  get  sponges  in  the  sea. 
2.  Rough  skin.  3.  Tough  meat.  4.  Who  will  rescue  the 
drowning  men  ?  5.  A  marble  statue  of  General  Greene.  6.  Death 
ensued  within  five  minutes  after  the  accident.  7.  The  juice 
of  a  lemon.     8.  The  value  of  an  oil  painting. 


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REVIEW    AND    ' 

TEST    LESSONS. 

74. 

75. 

re  cite' 

man'ger 

towards 

bul'rush 

pa'tient 

pro  fane' 

post  script 

bull  dog- 

sin  cere' 

main  tain 

a  shore' 

glar  ing 

ca  reer 

be  tween 

re  proof 

tear  ing 

sau'cy 

con  vene 

un  couth 

care  ful 

Wednes  day 

su  preme 

ad  vice 

stair  case 

Feb  ru  a  ry 

re  deem 

con  cise 

pear-tree 

spir  it 

com  pete 

tri'al 

in  cite' 

prom  ise 

re  peat 

ty  rant 

in  side 

no  tice 

dis  creet 

tyro 

com  pare 

seep  tic 

each 

tire  some 

im  pair 

lily 

pierce 

ob  tuse' 

re  pair 

silly 

com  plete 

con  duce 

pre  pare 

very 

mal  treat 

sluice 

de  spair 

merry 

sleeve 

re  duce 

rein'deer 

tru  ly 

be  qaea&h 

pro  fuse 

hei  nous 

few  er 

se  vere 

beau'ti  ful 

gray 

part  ner 

niece 

dow  dy 

grey  hound 

bet  ter 

be  smear 

coun  ty 

sub  due' 

land  scape 

post  pone 

cow  ard 

miMew 

por  trait 

be  moan 

scoun  drel 

dis  pute' 

a  bate' 

atone 

re  nown' 

pur  suit 

fare  well 

broach 

as  tound 

du'ly 

af  fair 

source 

wool'len 

jew  el 

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76. 

ale,  a  kind  of  beer. 
ail,  to  pain,  to  be  ill. 

all,  everything. 
awl,  a  tool. 

an,  one,  any. 

Ann,  a  woman's  name. 

augur,  to  predict  by  signs. 
auger,  a  tool  for  boring. 

bad,  wicked,  not  good. 
bade,  told. 

bale,  a  bundle. 
bail,  surety. 

bawled,  cried  out.      [head. 
bald,  without  hair  on  the 

ball,  a  round  body. 
bawl,  to  cry  out. 

bare,  uncovered. 

bear,  an  animal ;  to  endure. 

jq   base,  mean,  vile. 

S,  a  part  in  music. 


77. 

bate,  to  lessen. 
11  bait,  food  to  allure  fish. 

bays,  arms  of  the  sea. 
baize,  coarse  woollen  stuff. 


beach,  the  sea-shore. 
beech,  a  forest  tree. 

beat,  to  thrash. 

beet,  a  garden  vegetable, 

be,  to  live. 
bee,  an  insect. 

blew,  did  blow. 
blue,  sky-colored. 

boar,  the  male  swine. 
bore,  to  make  a  hole. 

brake,  a  thicket  of  shrubs. 
break,  to  smash. 


13 


14 


15 


16 


17 


18 


-.q  breach,  a  breaking. 
breech,  part  of  a  gun. 

20  bred,  brought  up. 
bread,  food. 


Exercise  36.  —  Elliptical. 

{Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 
What  can  (1)  him?  Bring  me  (3)  (2).  Her  name  was  (3). 
The  cloth  was  so  (5)  that  I  (5)  him  exchange  it.  (6)  was  accepted 
for  the  prisoner.  The  child  (7)  as  loud  as  it  could  (8).  I  cannot 
(9)  so  strong  a  light.  Near  the  (13)  stands  a  (13)  tree.  We  will 
(14)  the  carpet.  (15)  busy  and  happy  like  the  (15).  The  wind 
(16).  The  carpenter  used  an  (4)  to  (17)  a  hole.  It  is  easy  to  (18) 
glass.  A  (19)  in  a  wall.  A  well  (20)  man.  (2)  his  goods.  A 
(6)  of  hay.     (9)  feet.     The  (5)  boy  (14)  his  dog. 


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78. 

j  brews,  does  brew. 
bruise,  a  hurt;  to  crush. 

brows,  hairy  ridges  over  the 

2  eyes. 

browse,  to  feed  on  shrubs. 

but,  only,  except. 

3  butt,  a  laughing-stock. 
butt,  a  large  cask. 

4  by,  near. 

buy,  to  purchase. 

Cain,  name  of  Abel's  brother. 
cane,  a  staff. 

cast,  to  throw,  to  fling*, 
caste,  a  cJass  of  society,  as 
among  the  Hindoos. 

cause,  reason. 

caws,  cries  like  a  crow. 

^  cede,  to  give  up. 
seed,  that  which  is  sown. 

9  cell,  a  small,  close  room. 
sell,  to  give  for  money. 


11 


79. 

cent,  a  piece  of  money. 
10  scent,  odor, 
sent,  did  send. 

cere,  to  cover  with  wax. 
sear,  to  burn, 
seer,  a  prophet. 
sere,  dry,  withered. 

chased,  pursued, 
chaste,  pure. 

choose,  to  select, 
chews,  does  chew. 

cite,  to  call  up. 
14  sight,  view. 
site,  situation. 


15 


16 


17 


18 


clause,  part  of  a  sentence. 
claws,  talons  of  a  bird,  etc. 

clime,  climate,  region. 
climb,  to  ascend. 

coal,  a  fuel. 

cole,  a  sort  of  cabbage. 

coarse,  rough,  not  fine. 
course,  a  place  for  running. 


Exercise  37.  —  Elliptical. 

{Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 
He  will  (1)  his  fingers.  I  could  not  (3)  notice  his  shaggy  (2). 
Do  you  wish  to  (4)  a  (5).  He  (6)  the  ring  into  the  sea.  What  is 
the  (7)  of  lightning  ?  The  king  would  not  (8)  away  so  much  ter- 
ritory. He  was  shut  up  in  a  (9).  Not  a  (10)  of  money  have  they 
(10)  him.  The  (11)  and  yellow  leaf.  The  dog  (12)  the  fox.  I  do 
not  (r3)  to  look  at  so  fearful  a  (14).  (16)  a  tree.  The  meal 
is  (18).  The  judge  will  (14)  you  to  appear  before  him.  The 
(8)  was  put  into  the  ground.  The  sweet  (10)  of  the  wild  rose. 
The  tiger  has  sharp  (15).     Put  some  (17)  on  the  fire. 


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80.  81. 


u 

in  tub. 

e  ir 

l  met. 

[o] 

[ou] 

[ea] 

[ea] 

a  bove' 

double 

breadth 

tread 

among 

coup  le 

breast 

cleanse 

oth'er 

troub  le 

dead 

heav'y 

smoth  er 

nour  ish 

deaf 

health  y 

col  or 

flour  ish 

dealt 

wealth  y 

com  fort 

south  ern 

breath 

bed  stead 

cov  et 

coun  try 

death 

weath  er 

come  ly 

cum  brous 

dread 

feath  er 

com  bat 

griev  ous 

health 

leath  er 

noth  ing 

mon  strous 

realm 

home  stead 

won  der 

ner  vous 

spread 

break  fast 

wor  ry 

pi  ous 

stealth 

stead  fast 

pur  pose 

po  rous 

sweat 

jeal  ous 

slov  en 

pom  pous 

thread 

zeal  ous 

doz  en 

won  drous 

threat 

pleas  ant 

Dictation  Exercise  38.  —  1.  Do  not  be  afraid,  you  are 
among  friends.  2.  You  must  not  covet  another's  watch. 
3.  A  comely  young  woman.  4.  You  will  gain  nothing  by 
waiting.  5.  The  dog  will  worry  the  cat.  6.  The  sloven  wears 
an  untidy  dress.  7.  A  young  married  couple.  8.  A  dozen 
of  eggs.  9.  A  grievous  complaint.  10.  The  breadth  of  the 
cloth.     11.  He  is  a  steadfast  friend  and  a  pleasant  companion. 


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82. 

u 

in  fur. 

turbid 

tur'tle 

further 

con  cur' 

tur  moil 

cur  die 

bur  dock 

ab  surd 

sur  plus 

purs  er 

sur  name 

dis  turb 

ur  chin 

fur  nish 

church  yard 

dis  burse 

sur  ly 

surg  ing 

de  mur 

un  hurt 

bur  ly 

churl  ish 

in  cur 

re  turn 

mur  der 

mur  mur 

re  cur 
83. 

un  furl 

e  in  her  like  u  in  fur. 

mer'cy 

servant 

con  fer' 

ex  pert' 

ver  tex 

mer  maid          de  fer 

in  sert 

ver  diet 

ser  pent 

in  fer 

in  vert 

per  feet 

verb  al 

in  ter 

per  vert 

fer  vent 

alert' 

pre  fer 

su  perb 

fer  vid 

avert 

re  fer 

her  self 

her  mit 

con  cern 

in  ert 

per  form 

Dictation  Exercise  39.  —  1.  The  mud  being  stirred  up  made 
the  water  turbid.  2.  My  fervent  wishes.  3.  In  the  struggle 
and  turmoil  of  life.  4.  The  surging  billows.  5.  A  perfect 
likeness  of  the  urchin.  6.  It  is  absurd  to  infer  from  so  slight 
a  matter  that  he  would  concur  with  you  in  opinion.  7.  The 
murder  was  committed  by  a  big,  burly  workman.  8.  I  demur 
to  your  statement,  but  I  will  not  be  surly  and  churlish.  9.  An 
alert  young  fellow.  10.  Shall  I  incur  his  displeasure  1  11.  How 
shall  we  avert  the  danger  1  12.  You  may  be  purser  and  dis- 
burse the  money.     13.   I  will  return  and  perform  the  task- 


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e  in  her  or  u  in  fur. 


84. 

85. 

[i] 

irk'some 

[e] 

con  verge' 

dirge 

af  firm7 

a  verse/ 

co  erce 

dirt'y 

con  firm 

as  perse 

cis'tern 

thirst  y 

in  firm 

con  verse 

cav  ern 

gir  die 

[eaj 

de  .serve 

tav  ern 

cir  cle 

earn 

re  serve 

Ian  tern 

cir  cu  lar 

earnest 

dis  perse 

[o] 

cir  cus 

heard 

ob  serve 

word'y 

fir  kin 

hearse 

per  verse 

wor  thy 

vir  gin 

dearth 

pre  serve 

wor  ship 

virt  ue 

earth  ly 

re  serve 

work  shop 

mirth  ful 

pearl  ash 

sub  serve 

glow  worm 

chirp  ing 

search  ing 

re  verse 

[ou] 

twirl  ing 

learn  ing 

traverse 

scourge 

flirt  ing 

yearn  ing 

ad  verse' 

journal 

skir  mish 

re  hearse/ 

e  merge 

jour  ney 

birth  day 

re  search 

di  verge 

adjourn' 

Dictation  Exercise  40.  —  1.  They  sang  a  dirge  at  the  fu- 
neral. 2.  A  circular  letter  is  one  which  is  circulated  among 
persons  having  a  common  interest.  3.  An  irksome  task.  4.  I 
am  not  joking,  I  am  in  earnest.  5.  By  deep  research  he  dis- 
covered these  truths.  6.  The  actors  rehearsed  their  parts. 
7.  He  circulated  these  evil  reports  to  asperse  his  neighbor's 
character.  8.  Did  you  observe  the  eclipse  of  the  sun?  9.  He 
had  a  stubborn  heart  and  a  perverse  temper.  10.  You  cannot 
coerce  the  man  to  do  your  bidding.  11.  Intemperance  is  a 
great  scourge  of  the  human  race. 


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86. 

87. 

a  in 

ask. 

OO  in 

moon. 

after 

alas7 

M 

pru'dent 

raf  ter 

con  trast 

ru'in 

pru  dence 

craft  y 

re  past 

ru  ler 

tru  ly 

bas  ket 

sur  pass 

rude ly 

[ue] 

cas  ket 

a  mass 

crude  ly 

rue 

cas  tie 

ad  vance 

ruth  less 

true 

mas  tiff 

en  liance 

ru  ral 

ac  crue' 

nas  ty 

en  chant 

ru  mor 

im  brue 

ras  cal 

en  trance 

gru  el 

construe 

pas  tor 

mis  chance 

bru  tal 

[ui] 

plas  ter 

a  slant 

fru  gal 

fruit 

past  lire 

glanc'ing 

tru  ant 

fruitful 

pas  time 

pranc  ing 

ab  struse' 

cruise 

mas  ter 

chant  ing 

pe  ruse 

bruise 

last  ly 

slan  der 

in  trude 

re  cruit' 

das  tard 

chand  ler 

pro  trude 

[ew] 

pass  word 

ex  am'ple 

ob  trude 

chew'ing 

pass  port 

de  mand' 

scru'ple 

es  chew' 

Dictation  Exercise  41.  —  I.  The  nobleman  lived  in  a  castle. 
2.  Our  housekeeper  was  frugal  and  saving.  3.  That  large  dog 
is~a  mastiff.  4.  The  rascal  means  to  cheat  you.  5.  A  basket 
of  ripe  fruit.  6.  As  we  rode  through  the  country  we  saw 
many  pleasing  rural  scenes.  7.  The  rich  green  foliage  contrasts 
finely  with  the  clear  blue  sky.  8.  That  rumor  is  a  foul  slander 
of  a  good  man.  9.  As  he  pushed  himself  in  the  midst  of  us  lie 
said,  "I  hope  I  don't  intrude."  10.  He  was  choked  till  his 
tongue  protruded.  - 


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a  in  all 
88. 

or  aw. 

89. 

[a] 
al'so 

sqnall'y 
mis  call' 

vaunt 
vault 

[aw] 
awn'ing 

al  most 

be  fall 

fault 

aw  fill 

al  mighty 
al'ma  nac 

in  stall 
in  thrall 

gauze 
de  fault' 

law  ful 
law  yer 

al  read'y 

war'fare 

fraud 

brawn  y 

al'ways 

ward  robe 

de  fraud 

brawl  er 

al  der 

dwarf  ish 

ex  haust 

5 

draw  er 

fal  ter 

swarth  y 

au  gust 

draw  ing 

pal  ter 

fore  warn' 

as  sault 

taw  dry 

palsy 

a  ward 

be  cause 

mawk  ish 

pal  sied 

re  ward 

gau'dy 

daw  die 

pal  try 
balk  y 
bal  sam 

quar'ter 

[au] 
daub      v 

au  burn 
pau  per 
plau  dit 

baw  ble 
with  draw' 

[oa] 

false  hood 

be  daub' 

cau  cus 

broad 

cal  dron 

sauce 

fau  cet 

a  broad' 

ex  alt' 

sau'cy 

caus  tic 

broad'cast 

Dictation  Exercise  42.  —  1.  Almost  all  the  squaws  wore 
tawdry  feathers.  2.  A  last  year's  almanac.  3.  No  one  is  wise 
always.  4.  His  palsied  limbs.  5.  He  was  inthralled  by  her 
fascinations.  6.  A  swarthy  or  tawny  hue.  7.  A  saucy,  dis- 
agreeable child.  8.  They  dawdled  away  their  time  over  their 
teacups.  9.  A  faulty  line  in  verse.  10.  The  drunken  rowdy 
made  an  assault  on  a  peaceable  citizen.  11.  The  noisy  plaudits 
of  the  crowd.      12.    A  child's  bawble  or  plaything.      13.    The 


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90. 

O  before  r  like  aw. 

bor'der 

orbit 

ex  tort' 

for  lorn' 

cor  ner 

mor  bid 

dis  tort 

in  form 

horn  y 

sor  did 

ex  hort 

9 

per  form 

hor  net 

tor  pid 

re  cord 

con  form 

morn  ing 

vor  tex 

a  dorn 

as  sort 

for  tress 

mor  sel 

ab  hor 

en  dorse 

dor  mant 

dis  cord 

ab  sorb 

re  morse 

Dictation  Exercise  43.  —  I.  Bears  lie  dormant  in  winter. 
2.  Mean  or  sordid  in  disposition.  3.  Abhor  what  is  evil. 
4.  One  in  a  state  of  torpor  is  unable  to  move.  5.  The  sponge 
absorbs  much  water.  6.  The  victors  extorted  tribute  from 
the  vanquished. 

91. 

a  like  o  in  not. 


wad 

wallet 

wad'dle 

wan'ton 

wash 

wal  low 

waffle 

wan  der 

wand 

swal  low 

quar  rel 

squan  der 

swamp 

seal  lop 

quar  ry 

qual  i  ty 

squad 

squab  ble 

war  rant 

qual  i  fy 

squash 

squad  ron 

watch  ful 

quan  ti  ty 

swath 

squal'id 

watch  man 

wad  ding 

quae 

l'ru  ped 

quar  rel  some 

Dictation  Exercise  44.  —  1.  He  mowed  a  swath  of  grass. 
2.  The  scallop  is  a  kind  of  shell-fish.  3.  Our  old  duck  waddled 
down  to  the  pond.  4.  A  quarry  of  granite.  5.  A  wild  and 
wanton  herd.     6.  A  four-footed  animal  is  a  quadruped. 


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92. 


a 

in  far. 

[a] 

carbon 

dis  charge' 

Tau] 

harvest 

car  cass 

dis  arm 

flaunt 

mar  ket 

cart  age 

re  gard 

gaunt 

tar  get 

har  ness 

pla  card 

jaunt 

scar  let 

a  part' 

[ea] 

haunt 

arch  er 

a  larm 

heark  en 

launch 

mar  gin 

ci  gar 

heart  j 

craunch 

hard  ship 

stanch 

Inearth 

laun'dry 

Dictation  Exercise  45.  —  1.  A  scarlet-colored  ribbon.  2.  A 
box  of  cigars.  3.  Will  they  launch  the  ship  to-day  1  4.  A 
stanch,  well-made  vessel.     5.  The  cricket  on  the  hearth. 

93. 


Be  careful  t 

o  sound  the  fins 

il  a  correctly.     It 

is  T 

lot  so  strong  as 

a  in  far.  —  Do  not  pronounce 

these  words  as  if 

they 

ended  in  y(i). 

e'ra 

Wa 

quo'ta 

a're  a 

sofa 

gala 

Do  ra 

cu  po  la 

polka 

mi  ca 

Flora 

op  era 

lava 

bro  ma 

Em  ma 

a  ro'ma 

so  da 

stig  ma 

com  ma 

sa  li  va 

Chi  na 

dogma 

vil  la 

urn  brel  la 

ze  bra 

ex  tra 

i  o'ta 

di  plo  ma 

Dictation 

Exercise  48. 

—  1.    Broma   is 

a  kind   of   cocoa. 

2.   The  cupola   on   the   building   is  shaped 

like 

a  half  globe. 

3.    The  area 

of  a  piece   of 

land.      4.    The 

aroma    of   many 

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94. 

C  before  e,  i,  and  y  has  the  sound  of  s. 


ra'cy 

ci'der 

vis'cid 

cem'ent 

spi  cy 

cin  der 

cis  tern 

fac  lie 

tac  it 

de  cent 

con  cert 

ac  id 

Ian  cet 

lu  cid 

doc  lie 

plac  id 

dul  cet 

ran  cid 

par  eel 

proc  ess 

cen  sus 

e  vince' 

li  cense 

ex  plic'it 

Dictation  Exercise  47.  —  1.  A  tacit  agreement,  that  is,  a  si- 
lent or  implied  agreement.  ,2.  The  dulcet  tones  of  the  flute. 
3.  A  lucid  statement  of  the  affair.  4.  Some  viscid  substance 
like  glue.  5.  Dogs  are  more  docile  than  many  other  animals. 
6.  A  plain  and  explicit  statement.  7.  A  placid  look  on  his 
face.     8.  By  due  process  of  law. 

95. 

S  in  many  words  has  the  sound  of  z. 


ro'sy 

des  sert' 

prism 

dam'sel 

noi  sy 

dis  own 

tru'ism 

pres  ence 

dis  mal 

dis  gorge 

flim'sy 

fore  goes' 

dis  may' 

lms'sy 

bap  tism 

ad  vise 

na'sal 

pos  sess' 

re  solve 

de  mise 

eas  el 

dis  solve 

ab  solve 

bees'wax 

quin  sy 

ac  case 

fran  cliise 

re  sound7 

Dictation  Exercise  48.  — 1-  A  nasal   tone.     2.   The  demise 

or  death  of  a  sovereign.  3.  The  artist's  easel  or  frame  for  hold- 
ing the  canvas.  4.  Some  trifling  truism  or  trite  saying.  5.  The 
rite  of  baptism.  6.  The  privilege  or  right  of  voting  is  a  fran- 
chise.    7.  This  was  done  in  my  presence. 


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96. 

g  and  dg  like  j. 
g  before  e,  i,  and  y  usually  sounds  like  j. 


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gi'ant 

ge'nus 

re  venge' 

fidg'et 

gib  bet 

dig  it 

o  blige 

edge  wise 

gib  lets 

rig  id 

frigid 

car  tridge 

gin  ger 

ves  tige 

gyp  sy 

par  tridge 

wa  ger 

loz  enge 

gyp  sum 

por  ridge 

gim'crack 

frag  lie 

gym  nast 

knowl  edge 

Dictation  Exercise  49.  —  l.  A  gibbet  is  a  kind  of  gallows. 
2.  The  hare  and  the  tortoise  laid  a  wager  which  would  get 
there  first.  3.  Bat  few  vestiges  of  the  Indians  remain.  4.  I 
am  very  much  obliged  for  your  kindness.  5.  Oatmeal  por- 
ridge is  healthful.  6.  A  band  of  roving  gypsies.  7.  Knowl- 
edge is  power. 

97. 

REVIEW    AND    TEST    LESSON. 


comely 
doub  le 
stead  fast 
fur  nisli 
fer  vid 
de  mur 
pre  fer 
dis  turb 
su  perb 
re  search 


serpent 
sur  name 
mer  maid 
mur  mur 
baw  ble 
gau  dy 
co  erce' 
dis  perse 
earth  ly 
mirth  ful 


heard 

ac  crue' 

skir'mish 

re  emit 

scourge 

al'ways 

e  merge' 

pal  try 

ras'cal 

as  sault' 

cas  tie 

gaunt 

frag  ile 

ceir/ent 

bruise 

ci  gar' 

pe  ruse' 

pos  sess 

tacit 

proe'ess 

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WOKDS  SOUNDED  ALIKE  BUT  SPELLED  DIFPEEEtfTLY. 


10 


98. 

coat,  a  man's  outer  garment. 
cote,  a  sheep-fold. 

creak,  to  make  a  harsh  noise. 
creek,  a  small  inlet  or  brook. 

crews,  sailors  of  ships. 
cruise,  to  sail  about. 

dam,  a  bank  to  confine  wa- 
damn,  to  condemn.       [ter. 

Bane,  a  native  of  Denmark. 
deign,  to  grant. 

dear,  costly,  beloved. 
deer,  an  animal. 

dew,  vapor  falling  at  night. 
due,  owing. 

die,  to  become  lifeless. 
dye,  to  color. 

dire,  dreadful. 
dyer,  one  who  dyes. 

dun,  to  ask  for  debt. 
done,  performed. 


11 


12 


13 


14 


15 


16 


17 


18 


19 


99. 

fair,  a  market,  beautiful. 
fare,  charge  for  carrying. 

feat,  a  difficult  deed. 
feet,  plural  of  foot, 

find,  to  discover. 
fined,  punished  by  fine. 

fir,  a  tree. 

fur,  skin  with  soft  hair. 

flea,  an  insect. 
flee,  to  run  away. 

flew,  did  fly. 

flue,  a  chimney-pipe. 

flour,  fine  meal. 
flower,  a  blossom. 

fore,  in  front. 
four,  twice  two. 

forth,  forward. 
fourth,  the  last  of  four. 


2q  foul,  dirty,  filthy. 
fowl,  a  bird. 


Exercise  50.  —  Elliptical. 

{Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 

I  lost  my  (1)  in  the  (2)  while  on  a  short  (3).  The  water 
flows  over  the  (4).  The  hunter  shot  a  fat  (6).  I  would  not  (5) 
to  speak  to  so  low  a  person.  All  men  must  (8).  A  (9)  evil 
befell  them.  The  work  is  (10).  A  heavy  (7)  fell  last  night 
The  sheep  were  put  into  the  (1).  You  should  (10)  him  for  what 
is  (7).  By  trade  he  is  a  (9).  A  (11)  lady.  A  quadruped  has 
four  (12).  Did  you  (13)  any  berries  in  the  field?  The  mull*  was 
made  of  soft  (14).  The  bite  of  a  (15).  The  eagle  (16)  over  the 
(14)  tree.     The  hen  is  a  (20).    A  sweet-smelling  (17). 


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100. 

gait,  manner  of  walking. 
gate,  a  sort  of  door. 

glare,  a  dazzling  light. 
glair,  the  white  of  an  egg. 

grate,  to  scrape  by  rubbing. 
3   grate,  a  frame  for  a  fire. 
great,  large. 

grater,  to  grate  with. 
greater,  larger. 

-   groan,  a  deep  sigh. 
grown,  become  larger. 

6  hail,  frozen  rain,  to  salute. 
hale,  well,  hearty. 

7  hair,  of  the  head. 
hare,  an  animal. 

g  hall,  a  large  room. 

haul,  to  pull,  and  to  draw. 

9  hart,  an  animal. 
heart,  the  seat  of  life. 


101. 

heal,  to  cure. 
*°  heel,  a  part  of  the  foot. 

here,  in  this  place. 

11  hear,  to  listen. 

herd,  beasts  that  feed  to- 

12  heard,  did  hear.       [gether. 

hew,  to  cut. 

13  hue,  color,  tint. 

hide,  to  conceal. 
hied,  hastened. 


15 


hie,  to  go. 
high,  lofty. 


hire,  to  engage  for  pay. 
higher,  more  high. 

7     hoard,  to  store  secretly. 
horde,  a  roving  tribe. 

lfi  hoes,  plural  of  hoe. 
hose,  stockings,  a  tube. 

hole,  an  opening. 
19  whole,  all. 


Exercise  51.  —  Elliptical. 

(Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 

Open  the  (1)  and  walk  in.  The  fire  glows  in  the  (3).  The 
(2)  of  the  sun.  We  heard  a  deep  (5).  A  (4)  for  nutmeg.  He 
was  (6)  and  hearty.  The  (7)  is  a  timid  animal.  The  horses  can- 
not (8)  so  heavy  a  load.  You  can  feel  your  (9)  beat.  She  has 
(5)  to  be  a  large  girl.  A  (3)  army.  He  tried  to  (10)  the  wound. 
Do  you  (11)  what  I  say?  I  (12)  you  tell  the  story.  What  is 
the  (13)  of  the  rainbow  ?  We  will  (14)  in  the  barn.  A  (15) 
mountain.  A  (17)  of  barbarians.  A  (19)  week  has  gone.  Did 
he  (17)  up  his  money  ?  A  pair  of  cotton  (18).  To  (16)  a  horse 
for  a  day.     I  will  stand  (11).     A  (12)  of  cattle. 


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102.  103. 


home,  one's  dwelling-place. 
holm,  the  evergreen  oak. 

I,  myself. 

2  eye,  the  organ  of  sight. 
ay,  yes. 

in,  inside. 

3  inn,  a  tavern. 

lac,  a  gum. 
lack,  want. 

-  lacks,  needs. 

lax,  loose,  not  strict. 

lade,  to  load. 
laid,  placed. 

7  lane,  a  passage. 
lain,  reclined. 

laps,  licks  as  a  dog. 
lapse,  a  gliding  or  slipping. 

q  lea,  meadow  land. 
lee,  the  sheltered  side. 

10  leaf,  of  a  tree,  etc. 
lief,  willingly. 


13 


n  leak,  to  run  out. 
leek,  a  plant. 

led,  did  lead. 
2  lead,  a  metal. 

lie,  a  falsehood. 

lye,  a  solution  of  potash. 

14  load,  a  burden. 

lode,  an  ore-producing  vein. 

-5  loan,  something  lent. 
lone,  single,  solitary. 

j6  lore,  learning. 
lower,  more  low. 


17 


made,  formed. 
maid,  a  young  girl. 


18  male,  opposite  of  female. 
mail,  a  letter-bag. 


19 


20 


mane,  long  hair  on  the  neck 
main,  chief.        [of  a  horse. 

maze,  perplexity. 
maize,  Indian  corn. 

Exercise  52.  —  Elliptical. 

(Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 
There  is  no  place  like  (1).  She  had  a  large  brown  (2).  (2)  took 
a  seat  (3)  the  carriage.  Varnish  is  made  of  (4).  The  discipline 
was  (5).  They  have  (6)  upon  him  a  heavy  (14).  We  walked 
down  the  (7).  The  (8)  of  time.  The  (9)  side  of  a  vessel.  We 
can  go  into  the  (3).  I  had  as  (10)  go  as  stay.  The  cattle  have 
(7)  down.'  The  milk  may  (11)  out  of  the  pail.  He  (12)  the 
horse  to  water.  He  was  truthful  and  would  not  tell  a  (13).  A 
metallic  vein  is  a  (14).  A  (15)  of  money.  The  (16)  of  books. 
The  (17)  (17)  a  low  bow.  Were  there  any  letters  by  (18).  One 
of  the  (19)  streets.     A  cake  (17)  of  (20). 


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FIFTH  SECTION. 
104. 

The  termination  -ing  means  the  act,  continuing  to  do  (the  act)  ; 
as,  driving,  the  act  of  one  who  drives. 

Do  not  sound  ing  as  in.  Say  driv'ing,  not  driv'in;  going,  not 
go'in. 


hoe'ing 
reap  ing 
thresh  ing 
dig  ging 
hay  ing 
chop  ping 


har'vest  ing 
sweep  ing 
roast  ing 


pitching 

churn  ing 

weed  ing 

drag  ging 

ditch  ing 

plough  ing    scour  ing 

105. 


see  ing 
feel  ing 
touch  ing 
tast  ing 
scrub  bing      smell  ing 
hear  ing 


ed,  of  verbs,  means  did ;  as,  ploughed,  did  plough. 


tired 

pleased 

hoot'ed 

wait'ed 

climbed 

squeezed 

bleat  ed 

car  pet  ed 

played 

ploughed 

weed  ed 

har  vest  ed 

stayed 

drowned 

roast  ed 

vis  it  ed 

ed  sounded  like  t. 

picked 

searched 

reaped 

marched 

forced 

scratched 

laughed 

touched 

watched 

vexed 

looked 

matched 

fetched 

danced 

reached 

punished 

nursed 

talked 

screeched 

en  riched' 

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106. 

The  suffix  -ful  in  adjectives  means  full  of,  having ;  as,  skilful,  full 
of  skill.    Sometimes  -ful  means  causing ;  as,  dreadful,  causing  dread. 

(Put  out  two  words  at  a  time^  as  *  useful  books.1) 


use'ful       books, 
wil  ful       chil  dren. 
sloth  ful    work  men. 
truth  ful    re  ports', 
care  ful     mothers, 
grace  ful  speak  ers. 
peace  ful  homes, 
joy  ful      cries. 


wasteful  habits, 

art  ful  rogues, 

youth  ful  sports, 

fruit  ful  or  chards. 

pow  er  ful  na  vies. 

plen  ti  ful  har  vests, 

shame  ful  deeds, 

faithful  friends. 


107. 

The  suffix  -less  means  without,  or  destitute  of;  as,  careless, 

without  care,  childless,  without  a  child. 


speechless 

shameless 

painless 

aimless 

count  less 

joy  less 

shift  less 

fruit  less 

blame  less 

grace  less 

match  less 

thank  less 

worth  less 

harm  less 

cheer  less 

doubt  less 

Write  or  spell : 

needless 

a  larms'. 

sleepless 

nights. 

heed  less 

footsteps. 

hope  less 

efforts. 

fear  less 

speech  es. 

heart  less 

con  duct. 

faith  less 

lov  ers. 

reck  less 

dar  ing. 

care  less 

work  men. 

fruit  less 

de  signs'. 

bound  less 

ex  tent'. 

cloud  less 

skies. 

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108. 

The  suffix  -ish  means  somewhat,  or  somewhat  like,  or  having 
the  quality  of;  as,  whitish,  somewhat  white,  sheepish,  somewhat 
like  a  sheep. 


sheep'ish 

girlish 

sot'tish 

mul'ish 

wolf  ish 

sour  ish 

fop  pish 

blu  ish 

boy  ish 

green  ish 

red  dish 

whit  ish 

clown  ish 

bear  ish 

snap  pish 

rogu  ish 

Write  or  spell: 
childish   prattle, 
boor  ish    man  ners. 
fiend  ish   ha  tred. 
styl  ish     at  tire'. 


109. 


The  suffix  -y  generally  means  full 
of  mist,  thirsty,  having  thirst. 


dwarfish  stat'ure. 

sweet  ish  flav  or. 

wasp  ish  tern  per. 

churl  ish  nat  ure. 

of,  or  having ;  as,  misty,  full 


cream 'y 

blood'y 

down  y 

rain  y 

wood  y 

storm  y 

flee  cy 

curl  y 

Write  or  spell: 

i'cy 

streams. 

trust  y 

serVant. 

thirst  y 

cat  tie. 

heart  y 

greet  ing. 

wealth  y 

mer  chant. 

craft'y 
sweat  y 
moody 
sleet  y 


greed'y 
hun  gry 
cloud  y 
easy 


health'y  bod'ies. 

shad  y  path  way. 

mould  y  cheese, 

might  y  na  tions. 

guilt  y  ac  tions. 


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110. 

The   suffix   -ly,   forming  adverbs,   generally  means   manner;    as, 
neatly,  in  a  neat  manner. 

tamely  coarsely 

sharp  ly  dear  ly 

stiffly  lazily 

calm  ly  mean  ly 

Write  or  spell: 

treat'ed  kindly, 

act  ed  base  ly. 

glid  ed  smooth  ly. 

glanced  coy  ly. 

shout  ed  loud  ly. 

turned  quick  ly. 


meekly 

stoutly 

rude  ly 

ten  der  ly 

shrewd  ly 

proud  ly 

sore  ly 

pain  ful  ly 

fondly 

loved. 

fair  ly 

gained. 

loosely 

tied. 

rich  ly 

dressed. 

rash  ly 

spok'en. 

mor  tal  ly 

wound  ed. 

111. 

The  suffix  -ness  means  state,  condition,  or  quality;   as,  sick- 
ness, the  state  of  being  sick.  —  Say  ness,  not  niss. 

base'ness  fairness  smooth'ness  meek'ness 

same  ness  fine  ness  rude  ness  cheap  ness 

small  ness  harsh  ness  shrewd  ness  hoarse  nes? 

tall  ness  weak  ness  sore  ness  i  die  ness 

ill  ness  large  ness  sound  ness  cool  ness 

calm  ness  loud  ness  stern  ness  quick  ness 

coarse  ness  neat  ness  lean  ness  dul  ness 

dear  ness  near  ness  mean  ness  fill  ness 


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112. 


The  suffix  ■ 

er  in  adjectives  means  more,  and  -es1 

means  most; 

as,  abler,  more  able,  ablest,  most 

able. 

foul'er  . 

.    fo  ufe  st 

clean'er  . 

.  cleanest 

green  er 

green  est 

dear  er 

dear  est 

black  er 

black  est 

cheap  er 

cheap  est 

round  er 

round  est 

fierc  er 

fierc  est 

high  er 

high  est 

ug  li  er 

ug  li  est 

qui  et  er 

qui  et  est 

no  bier 

no  blest 

great  er 

great  est 

larg  er 

larg  est 

quick  er 

quick  est 

loos  er 

loos  est 

weak  er 

weak  est 

coars  er 

coars  est 

bright  er 

bright  est 

11 

glad  der 
3. 

glad  dest 

The   suffix 

-er  in   nouns  means 

one  who  or  that  which;  as, 

buyer,  one  who  buys,  boiler,  tha 

t  which  is  used  in 

boiling. 

help'er 

toil'er 

pay'er 

paint'er 

trad  er 

boast  er 

mak  er 

hear  er 

deal  er 

work  er 

writ  er 

catch  er 

sell  er 

mourn  er 

skat  er 

mill  er 

dream  er 

watch  er 

weav  er 

dip  per 

plant  er 

teach  er 

drov  er 

run  ner 

farm  er 

preach  er 

brew  er 

tan  ner 

print  er 

speak  er 

wear  er 

rob  ber 

read  er 

talk  er 

bear  er 

swim  mer 

build  er 

walk  er 

gam  bier 

strag  gler 

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114. 

The  prefix  un  in  adjectives  means  not;  as,  unclean,  not  clean. 

mi  fair'  un  clean'       nn  true'  un  ea'sy 

un  hurt  un  paid 

unjust  unsold 

un  kind  un  told 

un  born  un  sound 

un  safe  un  bound 

un  seen  un  worn 


un  tried  un  hap  py 

un  luck'y  un  skil  ful 

un  feel  ing  un  health  y 

un  a  ble  un  stead  y 

un  law  ful  un  will  ing 

un  love  ly  un  heard 

115. 


The  prefix  un  in  verbs  means  to  take  off,  to  undo  what  has 
been  done ;   as,  unrobe,  to  take  of  the  robe. 

The  prefix  out   means  beyond,  more  than;  as,  outbid,  to  bid 

beyond  or  more  than  another. 


un  bolt' 

un  yoke' 

un  hand' 

out  do' 

un  bar 

un  twist 

un  tie 

out  go 

un  bend 

un  robe 

un  make 

out  live 

un  bind 

un  dress 

un  hitch 

out  last 

un  curl 

un  roll 

un  cov'er 

out  sail 

un  fold 

un  say 

un  load' 

out  wear 

un  pin 

un  wind 

un  lace 

out  worn 

un  lock 

un  pack 

un  veil 

out  done 

Dictation  Exercise  53.  —  1.  An  unfair  statement.  2.  The 
debt  is  unpaid.  3.  An  untrue  story.  4.  An  unhealthy  cli- 
mate.    5.  I  will  untie  the  knot.     6.  I  can  unlace  my  shoe. 

Form  sentences  containing  the  following  words  :  — 
unlovely         unskilful         unwilling        unhitch        outwear 


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116. 

The  suffix  -en  in  verbs  means  to  make ;   in  adjectives  -en  means 
made   of;  as,  darken,  to  make  dark,  silken,  made  of  silk. 

(The  italicized  letters  are  silent.) 


deepen 

quick'en 

broad'en 

oak'en 

fas  ten 

whit  en 

sweet  en 

wood  en 

glad  den 

deaf  en 

wak  en 

earth  en 

hard  en 

fat  ten 

les  sen 

lead  en 

sof  ten 

light  en 

loos  en 

birch  en 

black  en 

bright  en 

length  en 

wool  len 

117. 

The  prefix  mis  means  wrong  or  wrongly ;  as,  misdeed,  a  wrong 
deed,  misinform,  to  inform  wrongly. 


mis  date/ 
mis  deed 
mis  count 
mis  lay 
mis  laid 
mis  lead 
misjudge 
mis  print 
mis  guide 


mis  use 
mis  take 
mis  spend 
mis  state 
mis  spell 
mis  shape 
mis  rule 
mis  quote 
mis  place 


mis  name 
mis  call 
mis  ap  ply 
mis  carry 
mis  be  have7 
mis  di  rect 
mis  em  ploy 
mis  d(Ving 
mis  con  duct 


Dictation  Exercise  54.  —  1.  Please  to  fasten  the  window. 
2.  You  can  soften  putty  with  oil.  3.  The  noise  may  deafen  you. 
4.  An  old  oaken  bucket.     5.  We  must  lessen  our  expenses. 

Form  sentences  containing  the  following  word^y^ 
brighten         sweeten         birchen  earth Jpy  JJ misguide 


V&£JM«*$ 


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WORDS  SOUNDED  ALIKE  BUT  SPELLED  DIEFEEENTLT. 


118. 

meed,  reward. 
mead,  a  meadow. 

meet,  to  come  face  to  face. 
2  meat,  flesh  for  food. 
mete,  to  measure. 

mite,  a  small  insect. 
might,  power,  strength. 

4  mist,  a  fine  rain. 
missed,  did  miss. 

p.  moan,  a  groan ;  to  lament. 
mown,  cut  down. 

fi  mote,  a  speck. 
moat,  a  deep  ditch. 

7  mode,  manner. 
mowed,  cut  down. 

g  mule,  an  animal. 
mewl,  to  cry,  to  bawl. 


9 


muse,  to  think. 
mews,  cries  as  a  cat. 


119. 

nit,  egg  of  an  insect. 
10  knit,  to  weave  with  needles. 

no,  a  word  of  denial,  not. 
M  know,  to  understand. 

nose,  of  the  face. 
*~  knows,  does  know. 

not,  a  word  of  denial. 

13  knot,  a  tie. 

ore,  a  metal. 

14  oar,  a  pole  to  row  with. 
o'er,  over. 

oh !  alas  ! 

15  owe,  to  be  indebted. 

pale,  white,  wan. 

16  pail,  vessel  with  a  bail. 

pane,  a  square  of  glass. 

17  pain,  suffering,  distress. 

pare,  to  cut  off. 
-g  pair,  two. 
pear,  a  fruit. 


Exercise  55.  —  Elliptical. 

(Put  the  right  word  in  tjie  right  place.) 

The  (1)  of  valor.  Shall  we  ever  (2)  again?  (3)  does  not  make 
right.  A  fine  (4)  fell.  This  grass  should  be  (5)  or  (7).  A  (6) 
in  his  eye.  A  (7)  of  dress.  The  (8)  is  a  tough  beast.  The  cat 
(9).  A  (3)  in  cheese.  Did  you  hear  him  (5)?  She  (10)  a  pair 
of  stockings.  I  do  (13)  (11)  where  he  lives.  Who  (12)  what 
kind  of  (14)  this  is?  I  will  tie  a  (13)  in  the  end  of  the  string. 
You  can  row  with  an  (14).  The  man  looked  (16).  He  was  in  (17). 
A  (18)  of  shoes.  (14)  hill  and  dale.  A  ripe  juicy  (18).  Pay 
what  you  (15).     A  (16)  of  water. 


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10 


120. 

pall,  a  covering. 
Paul,  a  man's  name. 

paste,  for  sticking. 
paced,  did  pace. 

paws,  feet  of  a  beast  that  has 
pause,  a  stop.  [claws. 

peal,  a  loud  noise. 
peel,  to  pare  or  skin. 

purl,  to  flow  gently. 
pearl,  a  gem. 

plane,  level,  even. 
plain,  clear,  evident. 

plate,  a  flat  dish. 
plait,  to  fold. 

please,  to  like,  to  gratify. 
pleas,  excuses,  pleadings. 

pole,  a  long  stick. 
poll,  the  head. 

pore,  a  small  opening. 
pour,   to    send   forth   in  a 
stream. 


11 


12 


13 


14 


121. 

pray,  to  entreat,  to  implore. 
prey,  to  feed  by  violence. 

pride,  self-esteem. 
pried,  did  pry. 

prize,  a  reward. 
pries,  looks  into. 

quarts,  plural  of  quart. 
quartz,  rock  crystal. 

raze,  to  pull  down. 
15  raise,  to  lift  up. 
rays,  of  the  sun. 

lfi  rap,  a  knock. 
wrap,  to  tie  up. 

17  reed,  a  stalk. 
read,  to  peruse. 

-g  reck,  to  care  for. 
wreck,  a  ruined  ship. 

19  red,  of  the  color  of  blood. 
read,  did  read. 

20  rest,  repose. 

wrest,  to  take  by  force. 


Exercise  56.  —  Elliptical. 

(Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 

He  (2)  the  deck.  The  (3)  of  a  lion.  A  (4)  of  thunder.  A  \?) 
of  great  price.  A  (6)  statement.  Will  you  (8)  to  put  some  meat 
on  my  (7)?  A  long  fishing-(9).  (8)  to  (10)  some  water  into  a 
goblet.  To  (4)  an  apple.  You  must  (3)  at  a  comma.  Lions  (11) 
upon  weaker  animals.  Haughty  (12)  goes  before  a  fall.  Who 
gained  the  (13)  ?  The  rock  was  (14).  Did  he  (15)  his  hand  to 
strike  you?  (16)  at  the  door.  Can  you  (17)  in  a  book?  Little 
he'll  (18)  if  they  let  him  sleep  on.  I  (19)  the  letter  yesterday. 
He  tried  to  (20)  it  from  me.  (16)  it  with  paper.  The  sugar-cane 
is  a  (17).     The  vessel  soon  became  a  (18).     Take  your  (20). 


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122.  123. 


rice,  a  kind  of  grain. 
rise,  elevation. 

ring,  to  sound  a  bell. 

2  wring,  to  twist. 

rode,  did  ride. 

3  road,  a  public  highway. 
rowed,  did  row. 

.   roar,  a  loud  noise. 

4  , 

rower,  one  who  rows. 

5  Rome,  a  city  of  Italy. 
roam,  to  rove. 

rood,  fourth  of  an  acre. 

6  rude,  impudent,  coarse. 
rued,  repented. 

7  rose,  a  flower, 
rows,  does  row. 

rote,  mere  repetition. 
wrote,  did  write. 

row,  to  impel  by  oars. 
roe,  the  spawn  of  fishes. 

10  rye,  a  kind  of  grain, 
wry,  crooked,  twisted. 


sale,  act  of  selling. 
11  sail,  of  a  ship. 

skull,  of  the  head. 
*~  scull,   to  impel  bv  an  oar 
over  a  boat  s  stern. 


see,  to  perceive  by  the  eye. 
sea,  the  ocean. 


13 


seem,  to  appear. 
14  seam,  of  a  garment. 


15 


seen,  did  see. 

scene,  a  view7,  a  place. 


.  shear,  to  cut  with  shears, 
sheer,  pure,  unmixed. 

j«  shone,  did  shine. 
shown,  exhibited. 

size,  bulk;  a  gluey  varnish, 
sighs,  to  breathe  as  in  grief. 


19 


sine,  a  trigonometrical  line. 
sign,  a  symbol. 


slew,  did  slay. 
slue,  to  turn. 


Exercise  57.  —  Elliptical. 

{Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 

A  pudding  made  of  (1).  The  bells  (2)  merrily.  The  horseman 
(3)  at  full  speed.  The  thunder's  loud  (4).  Drive  in  the  (3). 
Wild  beasts  (5)  in  the  woods.  He  was  (6)  in  his  behavior.  Pluck 
the  (7)  from  the  bush.  He  (8)  rapidly.  A  (10)  face.  Ships  (11) 
on  the  (13).  He  could  neither  (9)  nor  (12)  the  boat.  This  (14) 
does  not  (14)  strong.  The  (15)  of  the  story  is  laid  in  Eng- 
land. (16)  nonsense.  The  sun  (17)  and  the  birds  sang.  He  (18) 
deeply.  This  clear  sky  is  a  (19)  of  fair  weather.  Cain  (20)  his 
brother  Abel.     An  ox  of  large  (18). 


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SIXTH  SEOTIOK 
124. 


an'gel 

la'bel 

rev'el 

ton'sil 

grav  el 

lev  el 

trav  el 

civil 

chap  el 

par  eel 

tin  sel 

per  il 

du  el 

mod  el 

mor  sel 

cav  il 

gos  pel 

nov  el 

mar  vel 

ten  dril 

hov  el 

pan  el 

chis  el 

pen  cil 

ker  nel 

reb  el 

cudg  el 

sten  cil 

125. 

a  in  unaccented  -al  has  an  obscure  short  sound  approach- 
ing that  of  short  u. 

cen'tral  formal  na'sal  ri'val 

cor  al  lo  cal  na  val  scan  dal 

e  qual  med  al  o  ral  sig  nal 

fa  tal  men  tal  plu  ral  spi  nal 

fi  nal  met  al  post  al  spi  ral 

flo  ral  mor  tal  re  al  to  tal 

vo  cal  mor  al  vi  tal  dis  mal 

Dictation  Exercise  58.  —  1.  There  was  no  label  on  the  par- 
cel. 2.  A  morsel  of  food.  3.  The  tonsils  of  the  throat.  4.  A 
stencil  to  print  your  name.  5.  A  postal  card.  6.  Headwork 
or  mental  labor.  7.  The  ship  and  cargo  were  a  total  loss. 
8.  A  kernel  of  corn.  9.  A  spiral  stairway.  10.  This  stone 
is  a  real  diamond.     11.  They  fought  a  duel. 


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e  is  silent 

in  the  final  syllables  ble,  pie, 

die,  fle,  etc. 

126 

i. 

a'ble 

scramble 

dwin'dle 

tan'gle 

fable 

crum  ble 

can  die 

sin  gle 

gable 

stum  ble 

han  die 

crack  le 

sable 

turn  ble 

whee  die 

chuck  le 

foi  ble 

sam  pie 

rifle 

fickle 

mar  ble 

sim  pie 

stifle 

tick  le 

bram  ble 

kin  die 

trifle 

twin  kle 

gam  ble 

spin  die 

man  gle 

sprin  kle 

127 

t 

bab'ble 

net'tle 

brit'tle 

scuffle 

peb  ble 

set  tie 

hob  ble 

shuf  fle 

pad  die 

scrib  ble 

jog  gle 

snuf  fle 

drag  gle 

fiddle 

bub  ble 

strug  gle 

grap  pie 

mid  die 

stub  ble 

scut  tie 

stop  pie 

rid  die 

cud  die 

daz  zle 

cat  tie 

gig  gle 

hud  die 

muz  zle 

prat  tie 

rip  pie 

ruf  fle 

puz  zle 

Dictation  Exercise  59.  —  1.  The  faults  and  foibles  of  man- 
kind. 2.  Paddle  your  own  canoe.  3.  A  model  farm.  4.  The 
middle  or  central  part  of  this  tract  of  land.  5.  Do  not  listen 
to  a  scandal.     6.  A  lighted  candle. 

Write  out  the  following  words,  inserting  the  letters  omitted  :  — 
met'-l  nov'-l  spi'n-1  mod'-l        pcn'c-1        e'qu-1 

mar  v-1        post  -1         per  -1  tin  s-1         dis  m-1        la  b-1 


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128. 

a   in  -ace  and  -ate   has,   in   some  words,  a  shortened 
form  of  its  long  sound,  like  short  e. 


preface 

frig'ate 

choc'o  late 

men  ace 

cli  mate 

des  per  ate 

pop  u  lace 

pi  rate 

for  tu  nate 

fur  nace 

pri  vate 

mod  er  ate 

stir  face 

cu  rate 

in  ti  mate 

pal  ace 

sen  ate 

ob  du  rate 

ter  race 

pal  ate 

ob  sti  nate 

129. 

a  in  -age  has  a  shortened  form  of  its  long  sound,  ap- 
proaching that  of  short  i  or  short  e. 


ad'age 

hos'tage 

plum'age 

sau'sage 

pack  age 

steer  age 

fo  li  age 

spin  age 

dam  age 

voy  age 

coin  age 

vis  age 

rav  age 

post  age 

cour  age 

Ian  guage 

sav  age 

stor  age 

drain  age 

wharf  age 

sel  vage 

horn  age 

herb  age 

her  i  tage 

ii'sage 

cot  tage 

lin  e  age 

mu  cil  age 

Dictation  Exercise  60.  —  1.  The  preface  of  a  hook.  2.  The 
terrace  was  a  level  surface  of  earth.  3.  The  fire  in  a  furnace. 
4.  He  hecame  reckless  and  desperate.  5.  Can  you  speak  the 
English  language  well  ?  6.  She  stuck  on  a  piece  of  paper  with 
mucilage.  7.  Herbage  (erb'ej  or  herb'ej)  or  grass  pasture.  8.  The 
populace  of  a  large  city.  9.  Do  not  be  faint-hearted ;  keep 
good  courage.     10.  The  foliage  on  the  trees. 


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130. 

O    in   an    unaccented    syllable    often   has   a   sound   ap* 
proaching  that  of  short  u. 


hav'oc 

at'om 

tal'on 

bisli  op 

pilot 

fath  om 

colon 

sec  ond 

ri  ot 

bux  om 

ar  son 

metli  od 

bigot 

ran  dom 

fel  on 

rec  ord 

piv  ot 

sel  dom 

de  mon 

ham  mock 

pis  tol 

ran  som 

drag  on 

hil  lock 

gam  bol 

cus  torn 

ma  tron 

had  dock 

Dictation  Exercise  61.  —  1.  A  scene  of  ruin  and  havoc. 
2.  Little  lambs  will  gambol  on  the  green.  3.  I  seldom  see  you 
nowadays.  4.  The  crime  of  burning  a  house  is  called  arson. 
5.  A  strong  and  buxom  damsel. 

131. 

ar  in  an  unaccented  syllable  sounds  like  ur. 


stand'ard 
tank  ard 
south  ward 
lee  ward 
vine  yard 
dol  lar 
pil  lar 

1.  In  the  battle  he  showed  that  he 
2.  His  gestures  were  awkward. 
3.  "Wizards  and  witches  are  imaginary  beings.  4.  "A  little 
more  sleep,"  said  the  sluggard.  5.  A  pale,  haggard  face.  6.  Do 
you  study  English  grammar  ? 


vul'gar 

awk'ward 

nee  tar 

back  ward 

vie  ar 

drunk  ard 

cow  ard 

east  ward 

do  tard 

for  ward 

das  tard 

haz  ard 

to  ward 

wiz  ard 

beg'gar 
brag  gart 
gram  mar 
nig  gard 
slug  gard 
hag  gard 
lag  gard 


Dictation  Exercise  62 
was  no  coward  or  dastard 


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or  final,  like 

iir  without  stress. 

la'bor 

rig'or 

ten'or 

victor 

arbor 

major 

vapor 

fa  vor 

har  bor 

val  or 

juror 

fla  vor 

ar  dor 

clam  or 

vis  or 

splen  dor 

o  dor 

tu  mor 

cap  tor 

tor  por 

vig  or 

tre  mor 

hec  tor 

trai  tor 

Dictation  Exercise  63.  —  1.  Sweet  odors  come  from  some 
flowers.  2.  He  was  in  the  vigor  of  manhood.  3.  The  visor 
of  his  cap.  4.  The  rigor  of  our  Northern  climate.  5.  The 
splendor  of  the  setting  sun.     6.  A  traitor  betrays  his  trust. 

133. 

re  final,  like  iir  without  stress. 

a'cre  ni'tre  mea'gre  the'a  tre 

cen  tre  o  gre  (-gur)    sa  bre  salt  pe'tre 

fi  bre  o  chre  (-fair)  spec  tre  cal'i  bre 

lu  ere  mi  tre  som  bre  mas  sa  ere 

lus  tre  me  tre  seep  tre  (*?p'-)  seep  tres 

Dictation  Exercise  64.  —  1.  Cloth  of  a  firm  fibre.  2.  Lu- 
cre is  gain  in  money  or  goods.  3.  The  ogre  is  a  hideous  mon- 
ster. 4.  The  sceptre  of  the  king.  5.  A  mind  of  little  strength 
or  calibre.     6.  A  massacre  of  whites  by  the  Indians. 

Write  out  the  following  words,  inserting  the  letters  omitted :  — 
nec't-r       hec't-r  pill-r       val'-r  vic't-r       gram'm-r 

ju  r-r  drunk  -rd     vig  -r        beg  g-r       tre  m-r      dol  1-r 


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134 

e  silent  before  n  in  many  words. 

bra'zen 

ha'ven 

ris'en 

woVen 

bur  den 

hea  then 

sev  en 

hap  pen 

chos  en 

heav  en 

shak  en 

rid  den 

era  ven 

lead  en 

to  ken 

mad  den 

doz  en 

length  en 

wak  en 

sad  den 

e  ven 

loos  en 

maid  en 

trod  den 

fro  zen 

o  pen 

wood  en 

writ  ten 

135. 

e  silent  before  1  in  a  few  words. 


driv'el 

ha'zel 

shrivel 

swiv'el 

grov  el 

rav  el 

shov  el 

wea  sel 

O  silent  before  n 

in  some  words. 

ba'con 

crimson 

poison 

weap'on 

bea  con 

dam  son 

pris  on 

but  ton 

beck  on 

ma  son 

rea  son 

glut  ton 

blazon 

par  don 

reck  on 

mut  ton 

capon 

par  son 

sea  son 

cot  ton 

dea  con 

per  son 

trea  son 

les  son 

Dictation  Exercise  65.  —  1.  A  base  and  craven  spirit, 
2.  This  way  must  once  be  trodden.  3.  A  hazel  bush.  4.  A 
beacon  lighted  on  a  hill.  5.  Our  lesson  should  be  studied. 
6.  A  written  word.  7.  When  did  the  event  happen  ?  8.  Spring 
V  one  of  the  seasons  of  the  year.  9.  The  weasel  is  a  small 
slim  animal.     10.  A  damson  plum. 


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SPELLING-B 

OOK.            75 

136. 

i  in  pin.— 

-e  final  silent. 

gran'ite 

rep'tile 

promise 

notice 

res  pite 

fer  tile 

mor  tise 

jus  tice 

ac  tive 

ser  vile 

en  gine 

nov  ice 

cap  tive 

ster  ile 

des  tine 

prac  tice 

fes  tive 

hos  tile 

doc  trine 

cor  nice 

agile 

doc  ile 

crev  ice 

ser  vice 

de  ter'mine 

fern 

1  nine 

mas'cu  line 

me<Ti  cine 

dis  \ 

ci  pline 

clan  des'tine 

137. 

U  in  the  termination  -ure  has  a  shortened  sound  of  long 
u  (or  yoo),  but  commonly  -ture  is  pronounced  chdbr. 


fig'ure 

nat'ure 

creat'ure 

sculpt'ure 

cult  ure 

pict  ure 

fract  ure 

struct  ure 

feat  ure 

rapt  ure 

tinct  ure 

rupt  ure 

pleas  ure 

mixt  ure 

verd  ure 

vent  ure 

gest  ure 

tort  ure 

moist  ure 

ad  venture 

stat  ure 

post  ure 

script  ure 

fur'ni  ture 

ag'ri  cult 

ure        hor'ti  cult  ure 

man  u  fact'ure 

Dictation  Exercise  66.  —  1 .  A  respite  from  toil.  2.  Sterile 
soil  is  unfruitful.  3.  The  engine  drew  the  cars.  4.  A  crevice 
in  a  wall.  5.  I  promise  to  pay.  6.  Strict  discipline  was 
enforced.     7.  A  clandestine  meeting. 

Form  sentences  containing  the  following  words  :  — 
picture         furniture         gesture         stature        agriculture 


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Silent  Consonants. 

138. 

k  silent.* 

knack 

knell 

knife 

knoll 

knap'sack 

knead 

knit 

knot 

knave 

knee 

knives 

knot'ty 

knav  ish 

kneel 

knob 

know 

knew 

knelt 

knock 
139. 

knuck  le 

gh  silent.* 

high 

right 

lightening 

plight 

nigh 

sight 

might  y 

slight 

sigh 

tight 

twi  light 

[ei  -  a] 

thigh 

wight 

mid  night 

eight 

fight 

blight 

day  light 

freight 

light 

bright 

de  light' 

weigh 

might 

flight 

upright 

weight 

night 

fright 

spright  ly 

sleigh 

*  k  initial  and  gh  were  once  throat  sounds  like  the  German  ch. 
The  effort  to  sound  them  as  gutturals  was  difficult,  and  is  now 
quite  given  up.  In  some  words  gh  has  turned  into  f  (cough);  in 
hough  (=  hock)  the  throat  sound  still  remains. 

In  freight  and  fight,  in  weight  and  wight, 
In  right  and  might,  in  night  and  light, 

gh  has  left  his  corpse  in  sight, 
His  soul  has  long  since  taken  flight. 


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ought 

bought 

brought 

fought 

sought 

thought 


140. 

gh  silent. 
wrought       haugh'ty 
daugh  ter 


caught 
taught 
fraught 
naught 
naugh  ty 


slaugh  ter 
height  (hit) 
straight 
neighbor 


dough'ty 
drought 
fur  lough 
bor  ough 
thor  ough 
al  though' 


Dictation  Exercise  67.  —  l.  We  ought  to  have  thought  of 
this  before.  2.  A  naughty  boy.  3.  A  straight  stick.  4.  Al- 
though brought  to  poverty,  this  good  man  sought  help  from 
none.  5.  This  conduct  is  fraught  with  dangers.  6.  The  crops 
were  spoiled  by  a  drought  (drowt\  or  want  of  rain.  7.  A  bold, 
doughty  (dow'ty)  knight.  8.  To  wade  through  slaughter  to  a 
throne. 

141. 

t  silent  in  rt,  ft,  St. 

mortgage      e  pis'tle      this'tle  chris'ten 

tres  tie  chris  ten  ing 

wins  tie  Christ  mas 

wres  tie  fast  en 

chast  en  glis  ten 

has  ten  lis  ten 

chest  nut  mois  ten 

Dictation  Exercise  68.  —  1.  He  was  often  fond  of  building 
castles  in  the  air.  2.  Christmas  comes  but  once  a  year.  3.  See 
how  the  snow  glistens.  4.  By  what  name  shall  we  christen 
our  boy?     5.  There  is  a  heavy  mortgage  on  the  farm. 


oft  en  (tiffin)    gris'tle 


soft  en 

hus  tie 

a  pos'tle 

jos  tie 

bris'tle 

nes  tie 

bus  tie 

pes  tie 

cas  tie 

rus  tie 

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142. 

b  silent. 

climb 

tomb 

numb 

plumb'er 

comb 

jamb 

thumb 

comb  ing 

crumb 

lamb 

debt 

debt  or 

dumb 

limb 

doubt 
1  silent. 

doubt  er 

calf 

balk 

folks 

qualm 

calves 

chalk 

alms 

could 

half 

stalk 

balm 

would 

salve 

walk 

calm 
143. 

w  silent. 

should 

wrap 

wreak 

write 

wretch'ed 

wren 

wreath 

writ'er 

wrin  kle 

wrench 

wrath 

wretch 

wran  gle 

wrest 

writhe 

whoop 

wrig  gle 

wreck 

•    wrong 

who 

sword 

wrist 

wrung 

whose 

an  s wer  (-ser) 

wring 

wrote 

whom 

whole  some 

Dictation  Exercise  69.  —  1.  Comb  your  hair.  2.  If  you 
doubt  the  justice  of  an  act  do  not  do  it.  3.  Beware  of  debt. 
4.  The  plumber  has  come  to  mend  the  water-pipes.  5.  The 
debtor  owes  money.  6.  Write  me  a  letter.  7.  Wholesome 
food.  8.  Wrap  your  cloak  about  you.  9.  I  "wrote  him  an 
answer.     10.  A  wretch  is  a  base,  despicable  person. 


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said    (sed) 
says    (s&) 
a  gain'  (a-g&n') 
a  gainst    (a-gensf) 
plaid    (pl&d) 
chaise    (shaz) 
gauge    (gaj) 


144. 

brooch    (brotch) 
Sure     (sfcoor) 

beau    (bo) 
height    (hit) 
bur'y   (&£/*) 

bur  i  al     (ber'i-al) 

a  dieu'    (a-du') 


rinse   (Hfoce) 
view    (vu) 
been   (&*n) 
guide    (j*l) 
guile    (gil) 
guise    (giz) 

dis  guise' 


Dictation  Exercise  70.  —  1.  You  must  not  do  so  again. 
2.  I  am  sure  he  said  what  I  have  told  you.  3.  Mary  says  she 
has  lost  her  brooch.  4.  Our  bird  is  dead  and  we  will  bury 
it.  5.  I  have  been  willing  to  guide  you  to  the  spot.  6.  A 
view  of  the  ocean. 

145. 


build  (Mid) 
built  {vat) 

Once    (wunce) 

heifer  (hef-) 
does  (dun) 
scythe  (sith) 
niche   (mtch) 


wholly  (hol't) 
dough  (do) 

guard    (gard) 

though   (tho) 

through     (throb) 

gourd   (gord) 

buoy    (bwoi) 


an'y  (*t'f) 
many   (mSn't) 
prayer  (prdr) 

guess     (ges) 
Wolf    (wool/) 

wom'an   (wobm'-) 
bos  om   (bote-) 


Dictation  Exercise  71.  —  1.  Does  any  one  guess  the  rid- 
dle ?  2.  The  dough  was  baked  into  bread.  3.  Many  men  are 
at  work  building  the  house.  4.  We  were  wholly  in  the  dark. 
5.  Coming  through  the  woods,  he  saw  a  wolf.  6.  He  put  his 
hand  into  his  bosom.  7.  He  fled  disguised  as  a  servant. 
8.  The  life-preserver  will  buoy  you  up.  9.  A  niche  in  the 
wall  to  place  a  statue.     10.  The  shell  of  a  gourd. 


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l  in  pin. 

146. 


[y] 
cyn'ic 
lyr  ic 
mys  tic 
crys  tal 
syl  van 
syn  tax 


symbol 
sys  tem 
sylph 
pygmy 

nymph 
mys  ter  y 
sym  pa  thy 


[ai] 
bargain 
cer  tain 
chap  lain 
chief  tain 
cur  tain 
foun  tain 


mountain 
cap  tain 
plan  tain 
vil  lain 
[ia] 


car  nage 
mar  riage 


147. 


[ei]  [ui]  [e] 

forfeit  {-fit)  bis'cuit  {-m)  pret'ty  {pria) 

sur  feit  cir  cuit  Eng  lish  {intfgMh) 

coun  ter  feit  guin  ea  {$&*)  Eng  land  (mc/giand) 
mul  lein                 [u]  [ee] 

[ie]  bus'y  {btei)  breech'es  (bntch^z) 

niis'chief  busi  ness  (&#-)  been  {bu) 

[oi]  minute  (-w)  [o] 

tortoise  (-«&)  let'tuce  {-Ms)  wom'en  {wtm'm) 

Dictation  Exercise  72.  —  1.  A  morose  man  is  called  a  cynic. 
2.  A  lyric  poem.  3.  Sylvan  or  forest  scenes.  4.  A  symbol 
or  sign.  5.  He  is  always  busy  about  something.  6.  His  busi- 
ness occupies  all  his  time.  7.  The  English  language.  8.  A 
pretty  child.  9.  Where  have  you  been  ?  10.  A  surfeit  of 
sweets.  11.  A  counterfeit  half-dollar.  12.  Clear  as  crystal. 
13.  His  fate  was  shrouded  in  mystery. 


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148. 

ei    and   ie    sounded    like    e    in    eve. 

When  e  and  i  together  meet 

The  e  comes  first  in  -ceive,  -ceipt,  -ceit. 


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[ei] 

[ie] 

con  ceit' 

per  ceive' 

niece 

grieve 

con  ceive 

leis'ure 

be  lief 

griev'ous 

de  ceit 

seize 

be  lieve 

ag  grieve' 

de  ceive 

seiz  nre 

siege 

re  lief 

re  ceive 

weird 

be  siege 

re  lieve 

re  ceipt 

ei  ther 

a  chieve 

re  prieve 

re  ceipt  ed 

nei  ther 

re  trieve 

cash  ier 

Dictation  Exercise  73.  —  1.  He  conceived  the  idea  while 
in  Rome.  2.  He  achieved  a  great  victory.  3.  Leisure  time. 
4.  A  grievous  wrong.  5.  I  will  give  you  a  receipt  for  the 
money.  6.  To  reprieve  a  criminal  is  to  delay  his  punishment. 
8.  To  perceive  is  to  see. 

149. 

REVIEW    AND    TEST    LESSON. 

cudg'el  reap'er  sprightly  burled 

cor  al  beg  gar  sure  ly  bur  i  al 

fickle  major  against7 

shriv  el  o  gre  height 

wres  tie  neigh  bor  does  (duz) 

pis  tol  knoll  an'y  (en'i) 

e  pis'fle  knob 

crys  tal  nymph 


mas  sa  ere 
prom  ise 
mu  ci  lage 
.   priv  i  lege 
man  y  (men't)     sur  face 
worn  en  (wtm'-)  ag  grieve' 


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WOKDS  SOUNDED  ALIKE  BUT  SPELLED  DHTEEENTLY. 


150. 

sloe,  a  thorny  shrub. 
slow,  not  fast. 

SO,  in  that  manner. 
2  sew,  to  join  with  thread, 
sow,  to  scatter  seed. 

sore,  painful. 
soar,  to  ascend. 

sole,  a  fish  ;  single. 
soul,  spirit. 

sold,  did  sell. 

soled,  fitted  with  a  sole. 

sum,  the  amount 
some,  a  few. 

sun,  the  source  of  light. 
'    son,  a  male  child. 

stare,  to  gaze. 
stair,  a  step.  - 

stake,  a  stick ;  a  wager, 
steak,  a  slice  of  beef. 

steal,  to  rob. 

steel,  hardened  iron. 


10 


11 


12 


13 


14 


15 


16 


17 


18 


19 


20 


151. 

surf,  the  swell  of  the  sea. 
serf,  a  slave. 

surge,  a  great  wave, 
serge,  a  woollen  stuff. 

tacks,  small  nails. 
tax,  a  rate,  a  duty. 

tale,  a  story. 
tail,  the  end. 

tare,  a  kind  of  weed. 
tear,  to  pull  in  pieces. 

teem,  to  be  full. 

team,  of  horses  or  oxen. 

tear,  water  from  the  eye. 
tier,  a  row. 

tease,  to  vex. 
teas,  kinds  of  tea. 

the,  the  definite  article. 
thee,  thyself. 

there,  in  that  place. 
their,  belonging  to  them. 


Exercise  7  £.  — Elliptical. 

{Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 
The  berries  of  the  (1).  I  will  (2)  on  a  button.  Eagles  (3) 
far  up  in  the  sky.  The  immortal  (4).  Have  you  (5)  your  horse  ? 
Please  to  give  me  (6)  drink.  The  earth  goes  around  the  (7). 
Why  do  you  (8)  at  me  ?  Broil  a  (9).  It  is  a  sin  to  (10).  The  (11) 
beat  upon  the  shore.  A  paper  of  (13).  A  twice-told  (14).  Do 
not  (15)  the  cloth.  A  (16)  of  bay  horses.  The  upper  (17)  of 
seats.  Do  not  (18)  the  child.  The  razor  is  made  of  (10).  (20) 
only  (7)  is  dead.     She  did  not  shed  a  (17). 


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152. 

throe,  pain,  agony. 
throw,  to  cast,  to  fling. 

throne,  a  royal  seat. 
thrown,  flung. 

through,  from  side  to  side. 
threw,  did  throw. 

tide,  ebb  and  flow  of  the  sea. 
tied,  fastened. 

toe,  part  of  the  foot. 

5  tow,  to  pull,  to  draw. 
tow,  short  fibres  of  flax. 

told,  did  tell. 

6  toled,  allured. 
tolled,  did  toll. 

tole,  to  allure,  to  entice. 
toll,  of  a  bell ;  a  tax. 

to,  towards. 
8   too,  noting  excess. 
two,  twice  one. 

tract,  a  region. 
tracked,  did  track. 


10 


11 


12 


13 


14 


15 


16 


17 


18 


153, 

tun,  a  large  cask. 

ton,  20  hundred  weight. 

urn,  a  vessel. 

earn,  to  gain  by  labor. 

use,  to  employ. 
ewes,  female  sheep. 

vain,  fruitless ;  conceited. 
vane,  a  weathercock. 
vein,  a  blood-vessel. 

vale,  a  valley. 

veil,  covering  for  the  face. 

vial,  a  small  bottle. 

viol,  a  musical  instrument. 

wail,  to  moan.        [a  whip. 
wale,  mark  of  the  stroke  of 

waist,  part  of  the  body, 
waste,  to  destroy. 

wait,  to  stay,  to  remain. 
weight,  heaviness. 


Exercise  75.  —  Elliptical. 

{Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 
In  the  last  (1)  of  despair.  The  (4)  ebbs  and  flows.  The  vase 
was  (2)  to  the  ground.  Who  (3)  that  stone?  I  have  hurt  the 
great  (5)  of  my  right  foot.  The  lion  was  (9)  (8)  his  den.  The 
bell  (6)  at  (8)  o'clock.  (7)  the  bell.  A  (10)  of  coal.  The  knot 
was  (4).  He  can  (11)  a  dollar  a  day.  The  (12)  and  young 
lambs.  I  (6)  you  to  (12)  your  time  well.  A  (13)  effort.  She 
wetrs  a  lace  (14).  A  heavy  (18).  A  (15)  of  medicine.  To  weep 
and  (16).  (17)  not,  want  not.  We  went  o'er  hill  and  (14).  He 
can  (12)  his  left  hand.     Cloth  made  of  (5). 


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154. 


wane,  to  grow  less, 
wain,  a  wagon. 

2  wall,  a  partition. 
waul,  to  cry  as  a  cat. 

ware,  something  to  be  sold. 
wear,  to  waste  by  use. 

wave,  of  the  sea. 
waive,  to  put  off. 

way,  road ;  fashion. 
weigh,  to  find  out  the  weight. 

weak,  not  strong. 
week,  seven  days. 


wean,  to  use  one  to  do  with- 
7        out  a  thing. 
ween,  to  think. 

g   won,  gained. 

one,  a  single  thing. 

wood,  solid  part  of  trees. 
would,  past  of  will. 

yoke,  frame  for  the  neck  of 

oxen. 
yolk,  yellow  of  an  egg. 

your,  belonging  to  you. 
ewer,  a  large  jug. 


10 


Jl 


Exercise  76.  —  Elliptical. 

(Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 

We  will  (4)  our  claim.  The  waves  will  (3)  away  the  land. 
How  much  does  the  load  (5)?  A  (6)  cup  of  tea.  Which  side 
(8)  the  battle?  The  mother  will  (7)  her  child.  I  (9)  not  walk 
in  such  a  (5)  as  that.  The  (10)  in  the  middle  of  the  egg.  (11) 
basin  and  my  (11)  match  well.  (8)  (6)  from  to-day.  The  moon 
is  said  to  wax  and  (1). 

155. 

Spell  the  singular  first  and  then  the  plural. 


roof  .    . 

.    roofs 

calf   .    . 

.    calves 

proof 

proofs 

sheaf 

sheaves 

scarf 

scarfs 

thief 

thieves 

dwarf 

dwarfs 

knife 

knives 

be  lief 

be  Kefs' 

loaf 

loaves 

half 

halves 

shelf 

shelves 

handler  chief  {hang'-)  .   .  hand'ker  chiefs  {hang'-) 


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SEVENTH    SECTION. 
The  Consonant  not  doubled. 


156. 

15 

■7. 

lil'y 

cor'al 

pan'ic 

tal'ents 

city 

col  ic 

rel  ish 

ven  om 

pity 

frol  ic 

sen  ate 

brig  and 

sol  id 

squal  id 

spig  ot 

val  id 

lim  it 

frig  ate 

ster  lie 

fel  on 

mer  it 

copy 

ten  ant 

baron 

v6r  y 

wid  ow 

trop  ic 

agate 

linen 

pol  ish 

com  ic 

dam  age 

ol  ive 

pal  ace 

flag  on 

dam  ask 

sal  ad 

pal  ate 

for  est 

un  til' 

study 

bal  ance 

im  age 

rob'in 

at  om 

sim  i  le 

prim  er 

cher  ish 

alum 

body 

haz  ard 

cavil 

spir  it 

bod  ice 

liz  ard 

rat  an' 

ton  ic 

mal  ice 

ov  en 

buried 

mod  el 

shad  ow 

wag  on 

clos  et 

ten  or 

big  ot 

satin 

tep  id 

Dictation  Exercise  77.  —  l-  I  pity  you  very  much.  2.  A 
salad  of  chicken  and  lettuce.  3.  He  made  a  model  of  the 
boat.  4.  The  pain  from  colic  is  severe.  5.  The  palate  or  roof 
of  the  mouth.  6.  Her  image  was  clearly  reflected  in  the  water. 
7.  Gold  and  silver  are  precious  metals.  8.  I  will  not  risk  my 
money  in  so  hazardous  an  enterprise.  9.  He  showed  great 
skill  or  talents.     10.  Wait  until  to-morrow. 


WOBCESTEB'S  NEW 


tarons 
cam  el 
fag  ot 
hov  el 
a  fraid' 
e  lude 
a  noint 
piv'ot 
reb  el 
peril 
clar  et 
a  lone' 
atone 
dev'il 
car  ol 
arid 
sir  up  * 


158. 

schol'ar 
horn  age 
bod  i  \y 
blem  ish 
pen  ance 
a  lert' 
e  lapse 
rap'id 
ev  er  y 
drag  on 
del  uge 
h&r  ass 
a  float' 
stolid 
sol  ace 
pol  i  cy 
a  foot' 


159. 


refuge 
a  cute' 
met'al 
la  pel' 
cher'ub 
for  age 
flSrid 
water 
Brit  on 
Brit  ish 
bul  rush 
a  loud' 
Lat'in 
pan  el 
prof  it 
pit  ied 
cop  ied 


pum  ice 
dul  ness 
ful  ness 
fulfil' 
skil'ful 
wil  ful 
bel  fry 
a  rouse' 
wel'fare 
chil  blain 
a  part' 
bot'a  ny 
col  o  ny 
mel  o  dy 
cal  i  co 
lit  er  al 
an  gel  ic 


Dictation  Exercise  78.  —  1.  No  one  lived  in  the  old  hovel. 
2.  The  thief  could  not  elude  the  officer.  3.  This  is  the  pivot 
or  turning-point  of  the  shaft.  4.  He  escaped  the  perils  of  the 
sea.  5.  How  can  he  atone  for  so  great  a  crime  ?  6.  The  carol 
of  the  merry  birds  was  full  of  melody.     7.  A  sandy,  arid  region. 

8.  The  simple  natives  paid   him  homage  as  a  superior  being. 

9.  We  can  do  some  good  every  day.  10.  A  dull,  stolid  look. 
11.  Honesty  is  the  best  policy.  12.  She  called  the  babe  a  little 
cherub.      13.    He   sold   his  goods  at  a  great  profit. 


*  Or  syrup,  which  is  the  more  usual  spelling. 


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The  Consonant  doubled. 


160 

• 

1 

61. 

[bb] 

ac  claim7 

[ff] 

suffrage 

rab'bit 

ac  cuse 

af  firm7 

differ 

crab  bed 

sue  ceed 

af  ford 

traf  fie 

rob  ber 

sue  cess 

dif  fuse 

af  fright7 

peb  ble 

suc7cor 

suf  fuse 

afflux 

cob  bier 

stuc  CO 

af  fray 

coffee 

scab  bard- 

[dd] 

office 

ef  fort 

stub  born 

ad  dress7 

ef  face7 

offer 

Sab  bath 

ad  diet 

ef  feet 

prof  fer 

cab  bage 

ad  duce 

coffer 

saf  fron 

[cc] 

wed7ding 

buf  fet 

[erg] 

oc  cur 

sud  den 

coffin 

mag7got 

ac  count 

ad  der 

scaf  fold 

bag  gage 

ac  cept 

med  dler 

af  feet7 

sug  gest7 

ac  cost 

ed  dy 

af  flict 

ag  grieve 

accent 

odd  i  ty 

af  front 

rug7ged 

oc  cult7 

rud  dy 

of  fend 

buggy 

ac  cord 

rid  dance 

of  fence 

nug  get 

Dictation  Exercise  79.  —  1.  A  sour   look    and   a    crabbed 

answer.  2.  No  account  has  ever  been  given  of  what  occurred 
on  that  day.  3.  A  surly,  stubborn  child.  4.  We  will  try  to 
succeed.  5.  There  were  figures  in  stucco  on  the  walls.  6.  To 
adduce  or  bring  forward  an  example  from  history.  7.  A  sud- 
den alarm.     8.  The  old  trapper's  speech  amused  us  by  its  oddity. 

9.  To   get  rid  of  a  disagreeable  visitor  is  a  good    riddance. 

10.  An  impression  which  will  not  soon  be  effaced. 


88  WORCESTER'S  NEW 


162. 

163. 

[U] 

ballast 

pallid 

com'merce 

al  low7 

gal  lant 

pol  len 

com  mon 

al  lot 

col lect' 

chal  lenge 

mam  mon 

al  loy 

college 

gul  let 

mam  ma' 

col  lide 

bal  loon' 

mol  li  fy 

com  mand 

col  late 

al  lay 

nul  li  fy 

com  mend 

en  roll 

village 

pel  let 

im  mure 

col  lapse 

pil  lage 

wal  let  (wdi*-) 

sum'mit 

el  lipse 

cal  lous 

[mm] 

sum  mon 

al  lude 

gal  lows 

im  rnense' 

rum  mage 

al  lure 

pul  let 

im  merse 

gam  mon 

pol  lute 

bal  lad 

com  mode 

com  mit' 

ballot 

mel  low 

com  mence 

im  mense 

bullet 

yel  low 

dum'my 

mum'my 

gal  Ion 

al  lege' 

em  met 

tram  mel 

gal  lop 

shallop 

com  mune' 

com  ment 

sul len 

bul  lock 

com  mute 

com  ma 

mol  lusc 

til  lage 

ham'mock 

mam  moth 

Dictation  Exercise  80.  —  l.  To  collate  two  writings  is  to 
compare  them  critically.  2.  Railway  engines  collide  when  they 
dash  against  each  other.  3.  I  neither  told  them  the  story  nor 
alluded  to  it.  4.  Snails,  oysters,  etc.,  are  molluscs.  5.  His 
unfeeling  conduct  showed  us  that  his  heart  was  callous.  6.  It 
is  alleged  that  he  stole  the  money  and  ran  away.  7.  A  face 
pallid  from  fear.  8.  The  pollen  or  dust  in  the  anthers  of 
flowers.  9.  The  hare  challenged  the  tortoise  to  run  a  race. 
10.  To  nullify  or  make  of  no  force  or  effect.  11.  Immured  in 
a  dungeon.     12.  He  was  trammelled  by  unnecessary  rules. 


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164. 

[nn] 
an  noy' 
an  nounce 
con  nive 
kernel 
tun  nel 
chan  nel 
lin  net 
son  net 
an  nex' 
flan'nel 
con  nect' 
win'now 
can  non 
an  nu  al 
ton  nage 
bon  net 
tan  nin 


165. 


cun  nmg 
pen  nant 
an  nals 
ren  net 
pin  nate 

[pp] 
ap  ply 
sup  ply 
ap  peal 
sup  press 
sup  plant 
ap  pend 
ap  point 
op  pose 
sup  port 
ap  plaud 
ap  plause 
pup'pet 


ap  prove 
ap  prov'al 
copper 
flip  pant 
sup  pie 
ap  pair 
ap  par'el 
op  press 
pip'pin 
ap  prise' 
sup  pose 

[rr] 
ter'race 
er  rand 
ar  range' 
ter'ror 
sur  round' 
cor  rode 


narrate 
tor  rent 
tor  rid 
tur  ret 
par  rot 
cor  rect' 
cor  rupt 
der'rick 
ar  rive' 
ar  ri  v  al 
barrel 
ar  rest' 
harrow 
ar  ray' 
hur  rah 
quarrel 
war  rant 
bur  row 


Dictation  Exercise  81.  —  1.  The  arrival  of  the  great  man 
was  announced  in  the  morning  papers.  2.  Yon  should  not 
connive  at  wrong-doing.  3.  A  sonnet  is  a  kind  of  short  poem. 
4.  The  farmer  winnows  the  grain  from  the  chaff.  5.  Our 
annual  vacation.  6.  Tannin  is  a  peculiar  principle  in  oak- 
bark.  7.  Who  wrote  the  annals  of  this  town?  8.  The  pen- 
nant flew  from  the  mast-head.  9.  A  pinnate  leaf  has  smaller 
leaves  attached  to  each  side  of  a  central  rib.  10.  Does  his  con- 
duct meet  your  approval?  11.  A  careless,  flippant  remark. 
12.  Iron  will  corrode  or  rust. 


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WORCESTER'S  NEW 


166. 

167 

» 

current 

as  sert' 

dis  sect' 

at  tack' 

ar  rear' 

mes'sage 

dis  sent 

at  tune 

barrack 

pas  sage 

pass'port 

kit'ten 

sor  rel 

des  sert' 

en  gross' 

ot  ter 

sorry 

mis'sile 

[tt] 

mat  tress 

[em] 

mis  sive 

mut'ton 

pet  ty 

gos'sip 

as  sets 

bot  torn 

mot  to 

fos  sil 

mas  sive 

at  tend' 

put  ty 

cos  set 

pas  sive 

at  tract 

twit  ter 

gus  set 

fis  sure 

Scot'tish 

utter 

tas  sel 

as  sail' 

pat  tern 

tat  tier 

clas  sic 

as  suage 

pret  ty  (put'-] 

1  bot  tling 

ves  sel 

dis  suade 

lat  tice 

grot  to 

tis  sue 

as  sist 

at  tain' 

*  set  tier 

bios  som 

es'sence 

at  taint 

but  tress 

pres  sure 

pos  sess' 

at  test 

[zz] 

as  sault' 

as  sure 

at  tire 

giz  zard 

as  sume 

as  sort 

at  tach 

buz  zard 

Dictation  Exercise  82.  —  L  He  is  in  arrears  for  his  house- 
rent.  2.  Sorrel  grows  in  the  pasture.  3.  Does  she  like  to 
gossip  about  her  neighbors  ?  4.  Everybody  likes  his  writings  ; 
they  have  become  classic .  5.  The  delicate  tissue  (tish'yob)  of 
the  cloth.  6.  I  closed  the  door  by  a  gentle  pressure  (presh'dbr). 
7.  A  missile  like  a  dart,  or  a  stone  from  a  sling.  8.  His  assets 
were  barely  enough  to  pay  his  debts.  9.  A  fissure  (fish'oor)  or 
cleft  in  the  rock.  10.  Time  will  assuage  her  grief.  11.  This 
plan  engrossed  my  thoughts  for  several  days.  12.  A  kind  of 
cave  or  grotto.     13.  We  slept  on  a  mattress. 


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WOKDS  SOUNDED  ALIKE  BUT  SPELLED  DIFFERENTLY. 


10 


168. 

adds,  does  add. 
adze,  a  cooper's  axe. 

air,  what  we  breathe. 

ere,  before. 

e'er,  ever. 

heir,  an  inheritor. 

alter,  to  change. 

altar,  a  place  for  sacrifices. 

ark,  a  vessel. 

arc,  a  part  of  a  circle. 

assent,  act  of  agreeing. 
ascent,  act  of  rising. 

ate,  did  eat. 
eight,  twice  four. 

aught,  anything. 
ought,  to  be  obliged. 

bard,  a  poet. 

barred,  fastened  with  a  bar. 

barren,  producing  nothing. 
baron,  a  nobleman. 

beau,  a  gallant. 

bow,  for  shooting  arrows. 


11 


12 


13 


14 


15 


16 


17 


18 


169. 

bin,  a  box  for  grain. 
been,  from  to  be. 

beer,  malt  liquor. 
bier,  a  frame  for  carrying 
the  dead. 

bell,  a  sounding  vessel  of 

metal. 
belle,  a  gay  young  lady. 

berry,  a  small  fruit. 
bury,  to  inter. 

berth,  a  sleeping-place. 
birth,  a  coming  into  life. 

bite,  to  pierce  with  the  teeth. 
bight,  a  bay ;  coil  of  rope. 

bold,  brave. 

bowled,  did  bowl  or  roll. 

bolder,  more  bold. 
bowlder,  a  round  stone. 


bole,  a  clayey  earth. 
19  boll,  the  pod  of  a  plant. 
bowl,  a  dish ;  to  roll. 


Exercise  83.  —  Elliptical. 

(Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 
Sharpen  the  (1).  Breathe  pure  (2).  I  am  the  (2)  to  this 
estate.  Tell  me  (2)  you  go.  You  can  (3)  the  shape  of  it. 
Noah's  (4).  They  would  not  (5)  to  make  an  (5)  in  winter.  He 
(6)  (6)  apples.  The  door  was  (8).  A  tract  of  (9)  land.  A  (10) 
attends  a  lady.  Have  you  (11)  well?  Did  you  (14)  the  (14)  in 
the  ground?  The  sailor  sleeps  soundly  in  his  (15).  We  moored 
in  a  (16).     Have  I  said  (7)  to  displease  you? 


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WORCESTER'S  NEW 


170. 

bored,  did  bore. 
board,  a  piece  of  sawed  tim- 
ber, broad  and  thin. 

2  borne,  carried. 

bourn,  a  bound,  a  limit. 

bough,  a  branch  of  a  tree. 
bow,  an  act  of  respect. 

bridal,  a  wedding. 
bridle,  for  a  horse. 

brute,  an  irrational  animal. 
bruit,  to  noise  abroad. 

burrow,  a  hole  for  rabbits. 
borough,  a  corporate  town 

call,  to  summon. 
caul,  a  net  for  the  hair. 

candid,  frank. 
candied,  sugared. 

cannon,  a  large  gun. 
canon,  a  rule  or  law. 

canvas,  cloth  for  sails. 
canvass,  to  sift,  to  examine. 


JO 


11 


12 


13 


14 


15 


16 


17 


19 


20 


171. 

capital,  the  chief  town. 
capitol,  a  public  edifice. 

carat,  a  weight  of  4  grains. 
carrot,  a  garden  root. 

cellar,      an     underground 
seller,  one  who  sells,  [room. 

cord,  a  thick  string. 
chord,  a  right  line  joining 
the  two  ends  of  an  arc. 

collar,  for  the  neck, 
choler,  rage. 

complement,  a  full  number. 
compliment,  praise. 

core,  the  heart,  or  inner  part. 
corps,  a  body  of  troops. 

council,  an  assembly  for  ad- 
counsel,  advice.  [vice. 

councillor,  a  member  of  a 

council. 
counsellor,  an  adviser. 

cozen,  to  cheat,      [an  aunt. 
cousin,  child  of  an  uncle  or 


Exercise  84.  —  Elliptical. 

(Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 
He  (1)  a  hole  through  the  (1).  He  was  (2)  on  a  bier  to  his 
last  resting-place.  The  (3)  of  a  tree.  Her  (4)  morn.  Senseless 
as  a  (5).  How  many  voters  live  in  the  (6)  ?  Did  you  hear  me 
(7)  you  ?  They  were  (8)  and  dispassionate  men.  The  booming 
of  the  (9)  was  heard.  (10)  the  question  thoroughly.  The  (11) 
at  Washington  is  an  imposing  building.  The  diamond  weighed 
a  (12)  and  a  half.  A  (13)  under  the  house.  Describe  a  (14)  of 
ninety  degrees.  He  is  rash  and  sudden  in  (15).  A  merited  (16). 
A  well-drilled  (17)  of  men.     Give  good  (18)  if  you  give  any. 


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EIGHTH  SECTION. 

EASY    RULES    FOR     SPELLING. 

I.   Words  ending  with  silent  e  drop  the  e  when  a 
termination  beginning  with  a  vowel  is  added. 

172. 

(Spell  first  the  word  in  the  left-hand  column  and  then  the  derivative 
in  the  right-hand  column,  as,  come  .  .  coming.) 

C-ing.] 


come   . 

.    coming 

em  brace 

r  em  bracking 

fence 

fenc  ing 

a  muse 

a  mus  ing 

face 

fac  ing 

grieve 

griev'ing 

owe 

ow  ing 

res'cue 

res  cu  ing 

choose 

choos  ing 

cen  tre 

cen  tring 

judge 

judg ing 

tease 

teas  ing 

plague 

plagu  ing 

o  blige' 

o  blig'ing 

guide 

guid  ing 

man'age 

man'ag  ing 

17 

3. 

[-able  or  -ible.] 

t* 

aL] 

sale    .   . 

sal'a  ble 

re  move' 

.  re  mov'al 

blame 

blam  a  ble 

pe  ruse 

pe  ru  sal 

move 

mov  a  ble 

re  cite 

re  clt  al 

ex  cuse' 

ex  cu'sa  ble 

[-ish 

de  sire 

de  sir  a  ble 

blue 

bluish 

force 

for'ci  ble 

thieve 

thiev  ish 

sense 

sen  si  ble 

rogue 

rogu  ish 

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WORCESTER'S  NEW 


Add  -able  to  the  following:  — 

(Be  sure  to  drop  the  silent  e  before  adding.) 

note  rate  cen'sure 

value  a  dore'  ad  vise' 


Add  -ance  to  the  following:  — 
con  nive'  en  dure' 


guide 


ad  mire' 
con  sole 


grieve 


174. 

Exceptions  to  Kule  I. 

(a)  Words   ending  in   ce   and   ge  keep   the   e   before 


able  and  ous. 

trace 

trace'a  ble 
peace 
peace  a  ble 
charge 
charge  a  ble 


(Spell  down  the  columns.) 

change 

change'a  ble 

ser  vice 

ser  vice  a  ble 

no  tice 

no  tice  a  ble 


outrage 
out  ra'geous 
courage 
cour  a'geous 
ad  van  tage 
ad  van  ta'geous 


175. 


(&)  Verbs  ending  in  oe,  and  some  in  ye  and  ge,  keep 
the  e  before  ing.     ee  final  keeps  both  e's. 


dye  (to  color) 

singe 

shoe 

see 

dye'ing 

singeing 

shoeing 

see'ing 

tinge 

toe 

hoe 

a  gree' 

tinge  ing 

toe  ing 

hoe  ing 

a  gree  ing 

Also: 

mileage 

a'cre  age 

gluey 

mortgage  or 

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95 


176. 

II.   Words  ending  in  silent  e  usually  keep  the  e  when 
a  termination  beginning  with  a  consonant  is  added. 


pale  .   . 

paleness 

en  gage' , 

en  gage'ment 

shame 

shame  ful 

al  lure 

al  lure  ment 

peace 

peace  ful 

a  chieve 

a  chieve  ment 

move 

move  ment 

whole 

whole'some 

change 

change  ling 

sense 

sense  less 

cause 

cause  less 

re  venge' 

re  venge'ful 

Exceptions 

to  Rule  II. 

awe    . 

.    aw'ful 

nurse  .  . 

nursling 

woe 

wo  ful 

judge 

judg  ment 

due 

duly 

argue 

ar  'gu  ment 

true 

truly 

a  bridge7 

abridgment 

whole 

whol  ly 

wise 

wis'dom 

ac  knowledge  .  .  . 

ac  knowl'edg  merit 

Dictation  Exercise  85. 

1.  They  stood  a  minute  quietly  facing  each  other. 

2.  You  have  shown  a  very  obliging  disposition. 

3.  These  linen  and  cotton  goods  are  always  salable. 

4.  Some  notable  events  occurred  while  we  lived  in  that  house. 

5.  The  deed  was  done  through  your  guilty  connivance. 

6.  Our  interview  was  not  only  peaceable  but  cordial. 

7.  The  bargain  proved  to  be  very  advantageous  to  both. 

8.  The  blacksmith  was  shoeing  the  farmer's  horse. 

9.  When  the  boys  reached  home  they  were  in  a  woful  plight. 

10.  An  abridgment  of  the  history  was  made. 

11.  The  most  famous  achievements  of  heroes. 


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177. 

III.   Words  ending  in  y,  with  a  consonant  before  it, 
usually  change  the  y  into  i  in  derivatives. 

re  ply' .  .  re  plies' 
sup  ply     sup  plied 
sat'is  fy    sat'is  fies 


fan'cy 
tidy 
glory 
merry 
live  ly 
greed  y 
de  ny' 
enVy 
pity 

jolly 


fan'ci  ful 
ti  di  ness 
glo  ri  ous 
mer  ri  er 
live  li  est 
greed  i  ly 
de  ni'al 
en'vi  a  ble 
pit  i  a  ble 
jol  li  ty 


grat  i  fy    grat  i  fied 
mer  ry      mer  ri  ment 

[In  the  plural  of  nouns,  y  is 
changed  into  ies.] 

po'ny        po'nies 

gal  ler  y   gal  ler  ies 

al  ly'        al  lies' 


178. 

Spell  the  plural  of  the  following :  — 

(Pronounce  ies  of  the  plural  like  Iz.) 


a  gen  cy 
energy 
f  ac  ul  ty 
pi  ra  cy 


rem'e  dy 
lar  ce  ny 
agony 
f  ac  to  ry 


rob'ber  y 
gro  cer  y 
history 
ob  lo  quy 


lux'ury 
nicety 
fa  cil'i  ty 
f  or'ger  y 


Dictation  Exercise  86.  —  L  He  ate  np  the  food  greedily. 
2.  It  was  a  glorious  victory.     3.   She   told   a  pitiable   story. 

4.  There  were  two  galleries,   one   on  each   side   of  the  room. 

5.  Agencies  for  the  sale  of  these  goods  were  established.  6.  He 
still  retains  the  brightness  of  his  faculties.  7.  Various  rem- 
edies were  tried.  8.  Fights  and  robberies  were  common  in 
that  part  of  the  city.  9.  Reproaches  and  obloquies  did  not 
deter  him.     10.  Luxuries  of  the  table. 


PRONOUNCING  SPELLING-BOOK.  97 

179. 

Add  -er  and  -est  to  the  following:  — 

{Be  sure  to  change  y  into  i  before  adding.) 

health'y  ti'dy  la'zy  ea'sy 

worthy  rosy  lofty  giddy 

greedy  stately  noisy  busy 

happy  lovely  clumsy  wealthy 

Add  -al  to  the  following:  — 
try  deny'  mem'ory  cer'emony 

bur'y  rem'edy  mercury  testimony 

Dictation  Exercise  87.  —  I.  Bathing  in  the  sea  made  him 
healthier.  2.  You  are  the  noisiest  children  I  ever  saw.  3.  A 
trial  of  a  lawsuit.  4.  He  was  of  a  sprightly,  mercurial  tem- 
perament. 

180. 

Add  -OUS  to  the  following:  — 

fu'ry  vic'tory  va'ry  in'jury 

en  vy  lux  u  ry  stud  y  mel  o  dy 


Add  -ly  to  the  following:  — 

mer'ry             read'y 

bus'y 

worthy 

speed  y            an  gry 

shab  by 

lucky 

stead  y            hap  py 

wary 

saucy 

Add  -ness  to  the  following:  — 

ugly               holy 

wear'y 

stead'y 

sil  ly                read  y 

lone  ly 

empty 

Dictation  Exercise  88.  —  l.  A  furious  wind.    2.  Melodious 

strains  of  music.  3.  The  bells  rang  merrily.  4.  We  were  busily- 
employed.  5.  The  camel  is  not  remarkable  for  beauty  but  for 
ugliness.     6.  It  is  weariness  of  the  muscles. 


98 


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181. 

Exceptions  to  Rule  III. 
But  when  ing,  ish,  or  ist  is  added,  y  is  kept. 


pit'y    .   .   pitying 
car  ry        car  ry  ing 
oc  cu  py    oc  cu  py  ing 
sup  ply"     sup  ply 'ing 
mul'ti  ply  mul'ti  ply  ing 
wor  ry       wor  ry  ing 


de  fy'  .  .  de  fy'ing 
fan'cy        fan'cy  ing 
stead  y      stead  y  ing 
wea  ry      wea  ry  ing 
cop  y        cop  y  ist 
ba  by        ba  by  ish 


y  changed  to  e. 


beau'ty  .   beau'te  ous 
du  ty  du  te  ous 


plenty  .  plen'te  ous 
boun  ty    boun  te  ous 


In  the  derivatives  of  dry,  shy,  and  sly,  y  is  kept. 
dry   .    .   .    dryness   .    .    .  dry'er  .  .   .  dry'est 
shy  shy  ness  shy  er  shy  est 

sly  sly  ness  sly  er  sly  est 

dryly  shyly  slyly 

Also  in  the  possessive  singular  of  nouns  y  is  kept. 


Our   country's   flag. 
Our   party's   success. 


The    lady's   bonnet. 
My   pony's   bridle. 


Also  in  the  plural  of  most  proper  nouns  ending  in  y. 
Ma'ry         Ma'rys  Hen'ry      Hen'rys 

Dictation  Exercise  89. —  1.  One  pitying  glance.  2.  You 
are  "worrying  yourself  for  nothing,  and  .-wearying  me.  3.  The 
bounteous  Giver  of  good  gifts.  4.  He  could  not  help  fancy- 
ing that  he  was  pursued.     5.  She  looked  shyly  at  him. 


PBONOUNCING  SPELLING-BOOK.  99 

182. 

IV.  Final  y  with  a  vowel  before  it  is  not  changed. 

(Take  the  words  across  the  page.) 

buy    .    .  buys    .    .  buy'er    .    .  buying 

de  lay'  de  lays'  de  layed'  de  laying 

con  vey  con  veys  con  veyed  con  vey  ing 

de  stroy  de  stroys  de  stroy  er  de  stroy  ing 

em  ploy  em  ploys  em  ployed  em  ploy  er 

an  noy  an  noys  an  noyed  an  noy  ance 


es  say 

es  says          es  sayed 

es  say  ist 

obey 

o  beys          o  beyed 

o  bey'ing 

hon'ey  . 

.  lion'eyed      mon'ey   .    . 
Exceptions  to  Rule  IT. 

mon'eyed 

laid 

said                paid 

slain 

mis  laid' 

saith              un  paid' 

daily 

Be  sure  to  : 

follow  the  rule   in  nouns   ending 

in   ey,  —  plural 

eys,  noi 

b   1GS 

(Spell  down  the  columns.) 

mon'ey 

valley               don'key 

at  tor'ney 

mon  eys 

val  leys              don  keys 

at  tor  neys 

tur  key 

chim  ney            mon  key 

jour'ney 

tur  keys 

chim  neys           mon  keys 

jour  neys 

Dictation  Exercise  90.  —  1.  He  obeyed  his   employer.      2. 

The  mosquitoes  were  the  chief  annoyance.  3.  Macaulay  was 
a  brilliant  essayist.  4.  He  gains  strength  daily.  5.  It  had  bet- 
ter be  left  unsaid.  6.  The  letter  has  been  mislaid.  7.  She 
spoke  in  honeyed  accents.  8.  A  moneyed  man.  9.  Two  at- 
torneys were  employed  in  the  suit. 


100  WORCESTER'S  NEW 

183. 

Spell  first  the  singular  and  then  the  plural ;  as,  al  ly',  al  lies' ; 
alley,  alleys. 

(Apply  Rules  III.  and  IV.) 


ally' 

ed'dy 

pen'ny 

com'e  dy 

alley 

kidney 

lack  ey 

con  voy' 

army 

fancy 

poppy 

a  poro  gy 

abbey 

med  ley 

ruby 

whis'key 

beauty 

jel  ly 

jock  ey 

re  ply' 

berry 

gul  ley 

country 

effigy 

pulley 

pony 

par  ley 

gal  ler  y 

essay 

vol  ley 

a  bill  ty 

whimsey 

Dictation  Exercise  91.  —  1.  In  that  war  England  and  France 
were  allies.  2.  There  are  many  alleys  in  the  city.  3.  The 
pale,  unripened  beauties  of  the  north.  4.  Ropes  ran  over  the 
pulleys.  5.  Effigies  of  King  George  the  Third  were  burned  in 
the  streets. 

184. 

Add  ing  and  ed  to  the  following  :  — 

(Apply  Rules  III.  and  IV.) 


fry 

mar'ry 

cop'y 

de  fray 

try 

con  vey' 

de  coy' 

satls  fy 

espy' 

descry 

betray 

sur  vey' 

stray 

en  joy 

hur'ry 

gratl  fy 

de  lay' 

deny 

array' 

en  joy' 

tar'ry 

va'ry 

apply 

fan'cy 

Dictation  Exercise  92.  —  1.  Meat  was  frying  in  the  frying- 
pan.  2.  I  tried  to  see  you.  3.  The  cattle  strayed  far  into 
the  woods.  4.  After  delaying  the  coach  awhile  he  was  ready  to 
go.  5.  How  were  the  passengers  conveyed  to  the  city  ?  6.  I  am 
satisfied  with  my  place.     7.  How  have  you  enjoyed  the  ride  ? 


PBONOUNCING  * 

SPELLING-BOOK.            101 

185. 

V.   In  words  of  one 

syllable 

a  final 

consonant  after 

a  single 

vowel  is  doubled  before  a  vowel-suffix. 

drop 

dropping 

slop 

sloppy 

plot 

plot  ting 

slip 

slip  per  y 

brag 

brag  ging 

beg 

beggar  f 

stun 

stun  ning 

star 

star  ry 

step 

stepped 

rid 

rid  dance 

big 

big'ger 

job 

job  ber 

fat 

fat  ten 

quit 

quit  tanee  * 

186. 

Add  -ing  and  -ed  to  the  following  :  — 

(Apply  Rules  I.  and  V.) 

whip  bar  mope  robe  sham 

wipe  bare  mop  rob  shame 

scare  wag  pin  skate  strip 

stir  wage  pine  ship  stripe 


VI.   If  two    vowels   precede    the    consonant,   or  if 
the  word  ends  ivith   two   consonants,  the  final  conso- 


nant  is 

not  doubled. 

beam 

beam'ing^ 

join 

join'er 

drain 

drain  ing 

rail 

rail  ing 

roof 

roof  ing 

foot 

foot  ing 

call 

call  ing 

toil 

toiled 

cheat 

cheat  ed 

room 

room'y 

qui  =  kw,  hence  there  is  only  one  vowel  sound. 


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-187. 

(Apply  Rules  V.  and  VI.) 
Add  -er  to  the  following  :  — 
win  reap  tan 

wrap  rob  slip 

shut  plot  sleep 

lead  spin  steam 

Add  -ery  to  the  following :  — 
slip  gun  wag 

mock  pig  pot 

Dictation  Exercise  93.  —  1.  Sometimes  I  would  rather  be 
the  loser  than  the  winner.  2.  He  was  a  leader  of  men.  3.  He 
put  on  his  woollen  wrapper.  4.  You  should  not  walk  in 
slippery  places.     5.  Much  shrubbery  grew  in  the  field. 


drum 

cart 

roam 

creep 

pot 

run 

cold 

neat 

shrub 

nun 

lot 

fop 

188. 

Add  -en  to  the  following :  — 
fat  writ  bit 

red  lead  mad 

Add  -ish  to  the  following  :  — 
clan  sot  sheep 

fop  hog  snap 

Add  -age  to  the  following  :  — 
stop  cot  coin 

drain  bag  ton 

Add  -y  to  the  following  :  — 
sun  star  slop 

sleep  soap  wit 


tight 

sad 

rid 

sweet 

thin 

fool 

red 

rub 

lug 

wharf 

cart 

pack 

tar 

fun 

meal 

spleen 

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103 


189. 

VII.  In  words  of  more  than  one  syllable,  a  final 
consonant  after  a  single  vowel  is  doubled  before  a 
vowel-suffix,  when  the  last  syllable  is  accented. 

When  the  last  syllable  is  not  accented  they  do  not 
double  the  final  consonant. 


al  lot'  . 

al  lotted 

be  gin'  . 

be  gin'ner 

ad  mit 

ad  mit  tance 

com  pel 

com  pel  ling 

re  cur 

re  cur  rence 

e  quip 

e  quipped 

be  dim 

be  dimmed 

ac  quit 

ac  quit  tal 

be  stir 

be  stirred 

fulfil 

ful  fil  ling 

con  cur 

con  cur  ring 

o  mit 

o  mit  ted 

oc  cur 

oc  cur  ring 

for  get 

for  get  ting 

pre  fer 

pre  ferred 

1    sub  mit 

sub  mit  ted 

190. 

(Apply  Rules  I.,  VI.,  and  VII.) 
Add  -ing  and  -ed  to  the  following  :  — 


car'pet 
ap  peaV 
en7ter 
a  buse' 
refer 


visit 
ad  mit7 
admire 
refit 
flatter 


ben'e  fit 
re  pel' 
re  peal 
mur7mur 
of  fer 


Add  -ance  or  -enee  to  the  following :  — 
al  low'  re  cur'  re  mit' 

ad  mit  ap  pear  de  liv'er 

sub  sist  dif 'fer  ab  hor7 

accept  forbear'  attend 


trans  mit7 
trans  mute 
dif'fer 
demur7 
remain 

occur7 

as  sist 
ut7ter 
con  cur7 


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Exceptions  to  Rule  YII. 

191. 

Final  1  after  a  single  vowel  is  commonly  doubled 
whether  the  last  syllable  is  accented  or  not  j  as,  travel, 
travelling,  traveller ;  wool,  woollen. 


Add  -ing  and  -ed  to  the 

following  :  — 

ap  par'el 

di  shev'el 

ken'nel 

parcel 

shov'el 

can'cel 

du'el 

label 

pencil 

shriv  el 

carol 

en  am'el 

level 

peril* 

snivel 

cavil 

im  pan  el 

libel 

pom  mel 

tram  mel 

chan  nel 

e'qual 

mar  shal 

qnar  rel 

travel 

chisel 

gam  bol 

marvel 

ravel 

tunnel 

conn  sel 

grovel 

model 

revel 

un  ravel 

cudgel 

jew  el 

panel 

rival 

victual 

192. 

But  parallel  does  not  double  the  last  1 ;   hence,  — 

par'al  leled  par'al  lei  ing  un  par'al  leled 

Add  -er  to  the  following :  — 

jew'el         rev'el  mod'el         sniv'el  en  am'el 

cavil  libel  shovel        travel  victual 

Other  Exceptions. 

The  final  consonant  is  commonly  doubled  in  the  derivatives  of  — 
kid'nap       worship        bi'as       sul'phuret       carburet 


As,  — 

kid'nap  per 
kid  nap  ping 
kid  napped 


{Spell  down  the  columns.) 
wor'ship  per 
wor  ship  ping 
wor  shipped 


bi'as  sing 

bi  assed 

sul  phu  ret  ted 


*  But  perilous  has  only  one  1. 


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105 


193. 


VIII.  Double  1  (11)  sometimes  loses  one  1  when  com- 

pounded. 

al'so 

berfry 

thral'dom 

ful  fir 

al  ways 

bul  rush 

dul  ness 

until 

al  read'y 

wel  fare 

ful  ness 

dis  til 

al  though 

wel  come 

wil  ful 

in  stil 

al  to  geth'er 

chil  blain 

skil  ful 

with  al 

in  stal'ment 

in  thral'ment            en 

rol'ment 

194. 

IX.    If  the  first  letter  of  the  word  or  root  is  the  same 
as  the  last  letter  of  the  prefix,  both  letters  are  kept. 
Caution.    Do  not  write  miss  for  mis-  nor  diss  for  dis-. 

solve   .  .  dissolve' 

sev'er  dis  sev  er 

hold  with  hold 

sat'is  fy  dis  sat  is  fy 

mor  tal  im  mor  tal 

le  gal  il  le  gal 

Dictation  Exercise  94.  —  1.  How  was  he  apparelled?  2. 
The  vial  was  labelled.  3.  Unparalleled  audacity.  4.  The 
jeweller  sells  rings  and  watches.  5.  Kidnappers  seized  the 
child  and  rode  away.  6.  A  wilful  child.  7.  A  skilful  artist. 
8.  Fulfil  the  golden  rule.  9.  Do  you  withhold  your  consent? 
10.  I  left  him  almost  speechless.  11.  I  thought  him  a  good 
counsellor  or  adviser.  12.  The  money  was  paid  in  five  in- 
stalments. 13.  A  dishonest  man  may  dissemble  or  misstate  a 
fact.     14.  I  felt  disappointed  and  dissatisfied. 


spent  . 

.  mis  spent' 

state 

mis  state 

spell 

mis  spell 

judge 

mis  judge 

take 

mis  take 

no'ble 

en  no'ble 

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WORCESTER'S  NEW 


195. 

X.  When  a  syllable  beginning  with  a  consonant  is 
added  to  a  word  ending  with  the  same  consonant  both 
consonants  are  kept;  as,  real,  really,  lean,  leanness. 
Add  -ness  to  the  following  :  — 

plain  e'ven  mean  wan'ton 

drunk'en  barren  stubborn  keen 

sud  den  o  pen  green  sullen 


Ld  -ly  to  the  following  :  — 

lawful                 skil'ful 

le'gal 

special 

faith  fill              peace  fill 

useful 

moral 

Many  words  formerly  written  with  the  letter  k  at  the 
end  have  lost  that  letter ;    as,  public,  almanac,  but  — 

XL  The  k  comes  back  in  the  present  participle  and 
past  tense  of  verbs  in  ic. 

frol'lc  mim'ic  pic'nic  traffic 

frol  ick  ing  mim  ick  ing  pic  nick  ing  traf  fick  ing 
frol  icked    mim  icked     pic  nicked     traf  ficked 

196. 

Write  the  following  contractions: 


can't 

for 

cannot 

is  n't     for 

is  not 

could  n't 

(( 

could  not 

sha'  n't  " 

shall  not 

should  n'l 

a 

should  not 

won't    " 

will  not 

does  n't 

cc 

does  not 

I'm       " 

I  am. 

don't 

(( 

do  not 

I'll        " 

I  will. 

hasn't 

<( 

has  not 

you'll    " 

you  will. 

have  n't 

it 

have  not. 

you're  " 

you  are. 

PRONOUNCING  SPELLING-BOOK. 


tirtt 

How  the  possessive  is  written. 

197. 

The   possessive   singular   is   usually  formed   by  adding 
the  apostrophe  '  and  S  (thus,  's). 
Write : 


A  sister's  prayers. 
My  uncle's  wagon. 
A  mother's  voice. 
The  people's  choice. 
A  horse's  mane. 
The  enemy's  defeat. 


A  lady's  bandbox. 
The  baby's  mother. 
Henry's  pocket-book. 
Lucy's  glove-box. 
James's  overcoat. 
Charles's  hatchet. 


198. 

When  the  plural  ends  in  s,  add  the  apostrophe  5  only. 

When   the   plural    does    not   end   in   s,   add   the   apos- 
trophe 5  and  s  (thus,  5s). 
Write: 

These  ladies'  gloves. 

These  babies'  eyes. 

Children's  playthings. 


Lovers'  glances. 
Kings'  sceptres. 

Men's  footsteps. 


Write : 

Each  other's  hand. 
For  others'  benefit. 
Another's  belief. 
Anybody's  business. 

The  babe  lies  asleep  in  its  cradle. 

If  it  had  been  anybody  else's  mistake. 


The  book  is  hers. 
The'  slate  is  yours. 
The  hotel  is  ours. 
The  farm  is  theirs. 


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WOECESTEB'S  NEW 


199. 

Nouns  ending  in  o. 

Some  form 

their  plural   by  adding  s;   others  by  add- 

ing  es. 

cam'e  o  .  . 

cam'e  6s 

tor  na'do      tor  na'does 

fo  li  o 

fo  li  os 

buf  'fa  lo      buf 'fa  loes 

can  to 

can  tos 

car  go          car  goes 

quar  to 

quar  tos 

he  ro           he  roes 

ze  ro 

ze  ros 

ech  o           ech  oes 

pi  a'no  (pe-) 

pi  anos^e-) 

mot  to         mot  toes 

me  men  to 

me  men  tos 

grot  to         grot  toes 

po  ta  to 

po  ta  toes 

ne  gro         ne  groes 

to  ma  to 

to  ma  toes 

vi  ra  go        vi  ra  goes 

vol  ca  no 

vol  ca  noes 

mu  lat  to     mu  lat  toes 

2C 

)0. 

REVIEW    AND 

TEST    LESSON. 

centring 

po'nies 

foot'ing 

plagu  ing 

mon  ey 

s                 mur  mured 

sal  a  ble 

noi  si  e] 

oc  curred' 

change  a  ble        mar  ry  ing             un  par'al  leled 

o  bilging 

mos  qui 

L'toes          vict'ual  ler 

peace'a  ble 

c6r  e  m 

o'ni  al        in  thrall' 

horse-sho  ei 

vie  to'ri  ous            in  thral  ment 

shoe  ing 

du'te  oi] 

ls                pic'nick  ing 

judg  ment 

quit  tin. 

2f                phys  ick  ing 

enjoyable 

res  i  dence            jew  el  ler 

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109 


WORDS  SOUNDED  ALIKE  BUT  SPELLED  DIFFERENTLY. 


201. 

currant,  a  fruit. 
current,  a  running  stream. 

discreet,  prudent,  cautious. 
discrete,  distinct,  separate. 

doe,  the  female  deer. 
dough,  paste  for  bread. 

draft,  a  bill  of  exchange. 
draught,  of  air  or  water. 

duct,  a  canal,  or  tube  of  an 
5       animal  or  a  plant. 

ducked,  dipped  under  water. 

dying,  becoming  lifeless. 
dyeing,  coloring. 

fane,  a  temple. 
7  fain,  gladly. 
feign,  to  pretend. 

faint,  to  swoon 


8 


10 


11 


12 


13 


14 


15 


10 


17 


202. 

fate,  destiny. 
fete,  a  festival. 

fort,  a  fortified  place,   [best. 
forte,  what  a  person  can  do 

frank,  open,  candid. 
franc,  a  French  coin. 

frays,  quarrels. 
phrase,  an  expression. 

freeze,  to  congeal  by  cold, 
frieze,  a  coarse  cloth. 

furs,  skins  with  soft  hair. 
furze,  a  prickly  shrub. 

gage,  a  pledge. 
gauge,  to  measure. 

gild,  to  overlay  with  gold. 
guild,  a  corporation. 

gilt,  gilded. 

guilt,  wickedness,  crime. 


feint,  a  pretence. 

Exercise  95.  —  Elliptical. 

(Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 

A  swift  (1)  in  the  river.  A  (2)  person  is  not  rash.  Bread  is 
made  of  (3).  He  (5)  his  head.  A  (4)  of  pure  water.  A  (1) 
bush  grew  in  our  garden.  After  (6)  the  cloth  they  hung  it  on 
a  line.  Do  not  (7)  to  be  ill.  The  attack  on  the  right  was  a 
mere  (8).  I  enjoyed  the  (9)  very  much.  Some  are  (6)  while 
others  are  coming  into  life.  Story-telling  is  his  (10).  "How 
do  you  do?"  is  a  common  (12).  A  man  of  (11)  disposition. 
Water  will  (13)  in  a  cold  night.  Fields  covered  with  (14).  Now, 
sir,  take  off  your  (13)  coat  before  you  (15)  the  cask.  "Will  you 
(16^  the  picture-frame  ?  Anything  (17)  appears  like  gold.  A  (15) 
of  fidelity.     Suffering  inseparably  follows  (1 7). 


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8 


203. 

gored,  pierced. 

gourd,  a  plant  and  its  fruit. 

greaves,  armor  for  the  legs. 
grieves,  mourns. 

grisly,  dreadful. 
grizzly,  grayish. 

grocer,  dealer  in  tea,  etc. 
grosser,  more  gross. 

guest,  a  visitor. 
guessed,  did  guess. 

guise,  external  appearance, 
guys,    ropes    to    guide    in 
hoisting. 

him,  that  man  or  boy. 
hymn,  a  sacred  song. 

holy,  sacred. 
wholly,  entirely. 


204. 

hoop,  a  circular  band. 
whoop,  to  shout. 

indite,  to  compose. 
indict,  to  charge. 

invade,  to  enter  hos tilery. 
inveighed,  railed  against. 

12  isle,  a  small  island. 

aisle,  passage  in  a  church. 

jam,  a  conserve  of  fruit. 
jamb,  side-piece  of  a  door. 

kernel,    the    inside    of    a 
14        nut. 

colonel,  a  military  officer. 

key,  for  a  lock. 


15 


16 


quay,  a  wharf. 
kill,  to  take  life. 


kiln,  oven  to  bake  bricks. 
Exercise  96.  —  Elliptical. 

(Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 

In  the  Bible  we  read  of  Jonah's  (1).  How  she  (2)  over  her 
misfortune  !  A  (3)  beard.  Water  is  a  (4)  medium  than  air.  I 
(5)  the  riddle.  Soldiers  formerly  wore  (2)  of  brass  to  protect 
their  legs.  What  means  this  warlike  (6)  ?  A  (3)  spectre.  She 
sang  a  (7)  of  praise.  The  Indian  gave  the  war  (9).  He  was  not 
(8)  to  blame.  He  rose  to  (10)  him  for  the  crime.  He  (11)  bit- 
terly against  the  politicians.  I  walked  up  the  (12)  of  the  cathe- 
dral. He  spoiled  his  watch -(15)  by  placing  it  between  the  (13) 
and  the  door.  Come  and  see  the  brick-(16).  He  cracked  the 
nut  and  ate  the  (14).  The  ship  is  lying  at  the  (15).  The  (14) 
rode  at  the  head  of  the  regiment.  He  would  not  (10)  a  poem 
on  the  subject  of  war.     Do  not  (16)  the  pretty  song-birds. 


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KENTH   SECTION. 

The  Consonant  not  doubled. 
205. 

a  bin  ty  car'i  ca  ture  mo  not'o  ny 

a  cad  e  my  con  tam'i  nate  a  cons  tics 

an'o  dyne  e  lab  o  rate  an'a  lyze 

a  pri  cot  ep  i  dem'ic  e  qual'i  ty 

bal  ns  ter  a  bol'ish  ap'a  thy 

lat  i  tude  im  pan  el  a  sun'der 

sol  e  cism  mo  nop  o  ly  bil'ious  (-yw) 

tal  is  man  cit'i  zen  ac  a  dem'ic 


bod'i  ly 
bot  a  nist 
can  o  py 
ca  rou'sal 
cel'e  brate 
eel  er  y 
lit  er  al 
char  i  ty 


206. 

col'o  nize 
co  rus'cate 
de  vel  op 
dill  gent 
elegy 
el  e  gant 
el  e  gance 
el  e  vate 


el'e  ment 
e  lope'ment 
el'o  quence 
e  lu'sive 
em'i  grate 
em  i  nent 
im  ag'me 
en  am  el 


Dictation  Exercise  97.  —  I.  A  medicine  that  allays  pain 
is  called  an  anodyne.  2.  To  analyze  the  water  of  a  mineral 
spring.  3.  To  impanel  a  jury.  4.  Bilious  fever.  5.  Acous- 
tics (a-kowz'tiks)  is  the  science  of  sound.  6.  A  carousal  (ka-row'zai) 
is  a  noisy  revel.     7.  Celery  is   an  edible  root. 


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207. 

en  am'our  hol'i  day  op'u  lent 

e  nig  ma  i  dol  ize  pal  i  sade' 

en'vel  ope  in  va  lid  per  il  ous 

ep  i  sode  op  er  ate  pol  i  cy 

fel  o  ny  ocu  list  pol  i  tics 

fin  i  cal  oc  u  lar  qual  i  ty 

gal  ax  y  tol  er  ate  qual  i  fy 

ob  e  lisk  mor  al  ize  ris  i  ble 

208. 

re'al  ize  ci  vil'i  ty  profit  a  ble 

rec  on  cile  con  cil  i  ate  sim  i  lar 

mSr  i  ner  de  clam  a  to  ry  re  tall  ate 

sig  nal  ize  el  o  cu'tion  ap'er  ture 

a  gil'i  ty  fa  cil'i  tate  big  ot  ed 

al'i  mo  ny  i  tal  ics  (i-tal'-)  tel  e  scope 

a  pol'o  gy  in  oc  u  late  ap  o  plex  y 

tel'e  graph  mu'ti  late  can  is  ter 

her  o  me  lit  er  a  ry  el  i  gi  ble 

Dictation  Exercise  98.  —  1.  She  was  beautiful,  and  the  king 
was  enamoured  of  her.  2.  The  letter  was  placed  in  the  en- 
velope. 3.  If  you  are  over-nice  you  may  be  called  finical.  4. 
Ocular  proof  comes  from  actual  sight.  5.  He  was  jumping  about 
with  the  agility  of  a  monkey.  6.  When  they  separated  he 
allowed  his  wife  a  thousand  dollars  a  year  as  alimony.  7.  He 
conciliated  his  foes  and  made  them  his  friends.  8.  A  revenge- 
ful man  may  retaliate  injuries. 


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[bb] 
ab  breVi  ate 
gib'ber  ish 
rob  ber  y 

[cc] 
ac'ci  dent 
ac  cu  rate 
moc  ca  son 
oc  cu  pant 


01] 

fal'la  cy 
gal  ler  y 
sat  el  lite 
fal  li  ble 
pal  li  ate 
vil  la  ny 
vil  la  nous 
in  tel  lect 


The  Consonant  doubled, 

209. 

ac  com  plish 
ac  com  plice 
mo  roc  co 
ac  com  pa  ny 

TO 
af  fi  da'vit 
ef  front'e  ry 
ef  fi  gy 
ef  fi  ca  cy 


210. 

el  lip'ti  cal 
milli  ner 
rail  ler  y 
col  lo  quy 
al  lure'ment 
in  tel  li  gent 
in  tel  li  gence 
me  tal  lie 
par'al  lei 


dif 'fi  dent 
dif  fi  cult 
suf  fo  cate 

teg] 
ag'gra  vate 
ag  gre  gate 
ag  gran  dize 
ag  gres'sor 
ex  ag  ger  ate 


em  hellish 
bel  lig  er  ent 
ar  til  ler  y 
rec  ol  lect' 
tran  quil'li  ty 

[mm] 
ac  com'mo  date 
sum'ma  ry 
im  mac'u  late 


Dictation  Exercise  99.  —  1.  The  careful  man  made  an  ac- 
curate statement.  2.  An  accomplice  in  a  crime.  3.  The 
effrontery  (ef-fnmt'er-i)  of  an  impudent  man.  4.  A  friend  exag- 
gerates (egz-afer-tits)  a  man's  virtues.  5.  I  showed  him  the  fal- 
lacy of  his  notions.  6.  A  villanous  plot.  7.  A  metallic  ore. 
8.  The  grounds  were  embellished  with  flower-beds. 


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im  me'di  ate  ly 
di  lem'ma 
in  flam  ma  to  ry 
in  flam  ma'tion 
com  mod'i  ty 
im  mo  late 
sym  me  try 

[nn] 
cin  na  mon 


[pp] 
ap'pe  tite 
ap  pre  hend' 
ap  pren'tice 
ap  pro  pri  ate 
sup  pu  rate 
op  por  tune' 
ap  pre'ci  ate 
ap'pli  cant 
op  po  site 


211. 

an'nu  al 
in  nu  en'do 
in'no  cent 
nun  ner  y 
per  en'ni  al 


an  ni  ver  sa  ry 
pin'na  cle 

[pp] 
ap  par'el 
ap  pa  ri'tion 


tyr'an  ny  (tir'-)     fop'per  y 
ty  ran  ni  cal  (ti-)  ap  pa  ra'tus 
can'ni  bal  ap  parent 

in  no  vate  ap  pen  dix 


212. 

[rr] 
Sr'ro  gant 
scur  rill  ty 
cor  re  spond' 
cor  rob'o  rate 
cor'ru  gate 
er  ro'ne  ous 
g&r'ri  son 
g^r  ru  lous 
hur  ri  cane 


ir  rel'e  vant 
ir  rev  o  ca  ble 
ir'ri  tate 
sur  ren'der 
bar  ri  cade' 
er  rat'ic 
p&r'ri  cide 
em  b&r'rass 
ter  ri  to  ry 
ter  rif  ic 


Dictation  Exercise  100.  —  1.  The  inflammatory  rheuma- 
tism. 2.  I  did  not  understand  his  hints  and  innuendoes.  3.  A 
tyrannical  master.  4.  The  spires  and  pinnacles  of  a  cathedral. 
5.  He  appreciates  (ap-pre'sM-ates)  my  kind  regard  for  him.  6.  To 
correspond  with  a  friend.  7.  The  garrulous  man  talks  too 
much.     8.  The  embarrassment  of  a  bashful  boy. 


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213. 

[ss] 

las'si  tude 

at  ten'u  ate 

as  ses'sor 

co  los'sus 

at'ti  tude 

as  sas  sin 

pas'sen  ger 

at  tri  bute 

as  sem  bly 

mes  sen  ger 

gut  tur  al 

as  sid  u  ous 

pos  si  ble 

pet  ti  coat 

as  sim  i  late 

dis  so  lu'tion 

pot  ter  y 

vi  cis  si  tude 

[tt] 

[zz] 

dis'si  pate 

wit'ti  cism 

pi  az'za 

gos  sa  mer 

ban  dit'ti 

em  bez  zle 

Dictation  Exercise  101.  —  1.  The  assessors  value  property 
to  be  taxed.  2.  The  boy  was  diligent  and  studied  assiduously 
3.  The  various  vicissitudes  or  changes  in  human  affairs. 


REVI 

ac  a  dera'ic 
ac'cu  rate 
at  ti  tude 
lat  i  tude 
cit  i  zen 
wit  ti  cism 
in  tel'li  gent 
tel'e  graph 
dil  i  gent 
im  mi  nent 
em  i  nent 


214. 

EW    AND    TEST 

re'al  ize 
tran  quil  lize 
rail  ler  y 
in  oc'u  late 
in'no  cent 
pol  i  cy 
fal  la  cy 
ar  tiller  y 
a  gil  i  ty 
as  ses  sor 
ap  pre  ci  ate 


LESSON. 

tran  quil'li  ty 

sat'el  lite 

ap  a  thy 

ap  par ent 

as  sist  ant 

a  sun  der 

em  bar'rass  ment 

de  clam  a  to  ry 

in  flam  ma  to  ry 

relish 

em  beHish 


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215. 

Be  sure  to  put  the  right  vowel  in  the   second  or   the 
third  syllable. 


a  noma ly 
an'i  mate 
al  a  bas  ter 
av  er  age 
cat  a  ract 
el  i  gi  ble 
em  a  nate 
cod  i  cil 
cit  a  del 
eel  i  ba  cy 
croc  o  dile 
def  i  nlte 
del  i  cate 
des  per  ate 
dil  a  to  ry 
ed  i  f  ice 
ep  i  cure 
ep  i  taph 
e  quiv'a  lent 


leg'a  cy 
car  a  van' 
maTa  dy 
med  i  tate 
mit  i  gate 
or  i  f  ice 
or  a  cle 
gran  a  ry 
pal  a  ta  ble 
pan  e  gyr'  ic 
p&r'a  ble 
p&r  a  site 
pal  i  sade' 
priv'i  lege 
prod  i  gy 
proph  e  cy 
ped  i  gree 
ren  e  gade 
ret  i  cule 


rati  fy 
r&r  i  ty 
ret  i  nue 
sac  ri  lege 
stu  pe  fy 
sep  a  rate 
sal  a  ry 
sim  i  lar 
spec  i  men 
man  a  cle 
trag  e  dy 
ten  e  ment 
veg  e  tate 
veg  e  ta  ble 
rem  e  dy 
vin  e  gar 
rid  i  cule 
ver  ti  go 
ex  trav'a  gant 


Dictation  Exercise  102.  —  1.  An  anomaly  is  an  irregular- 
ity. 2.  The  house  is  in  an  eligible  situation.  3.  A  hopeless  or 
desperate  effort.  4.  A  sweet  odor  emanates  from  flowers. 
5.  The  warm  praise  of  a  glowing  panegyric  (pan-e-jir'ik).  6. 
American  citizens  have  many  rights  and  privileges.  7.  The 
oracle  made  a  false  prophecy  that  the  stars  would  fall. 


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WOBDS  SOUNDED  ALIKE  BUT 

216. 

lessen,  to  make  less. 
lesson,  to  be  learned. 


lev'ee,  an  embankment. 
levy,  to  collect. 

liar,  one  who  tells  lies. 
lyre,  a  musical  instrument. 

limb,  an  arm  or  a  leg. 
limn,  to  draw  or  paint. 

links,  rings  of  a  chain. 
lynx,  an  animal. 

mantle,  a  cloak.  [place. 

mantel,  shelf  above  a  fire- 
manner,  custom,  way. 
manor,  large  landed  estate. 


8 


marshal,  a  high  officer. 
martial,  warlike. 


10 


11 


12 


13 


14 


15 


16 


SPELLED  DIFPEEENTLY. 

217. 

mean,  low,  base;  to  intend. 
mien,  manner,  look. 

meter,  a  measure. 

metre,  the  measure  of  verse. 

miner,  a  worker  in  a  mine. 
minor,  one  under  age. 

mucus,  a  slimy  fluid. 
mucous,  secreting  mucus. 

mustard,  a  plant  and  seed. 
mustered,  assembled. 

nave,  middle  part  of  a  church . 
nave,  centre  part  of  a  wheel. 
knave,  a  dishonest  man. 

nay,  no. 

neigh,  cry  of  a  horse. 

need,  want. 

knead,  to  work,  as  dough. 


Exercise  103.  —  Elliptical. 

(Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 

What  you  tell  me  does  not  (1)  my  regard  for  him.  They  were 
ordered  to  (2)  the  troops.  A  (3)  is  not  believed  when  he  speaks 
the  truth.  The  (4)  of  a  tree.  The  (5)  of  a  chain.  A  lady-like  (7). 
The  (8)  ordered  the  band  to  play  (8)  music.  To  (4)  means  to 
draw  or  paint.  He  was  of  a  dignified  (9).  The  (5)  is  a  sharp- 
sighted  animal.  A  gas-(10)  for  measuring  gas.  He  is  a  (11)  till  he 
becomes  twenty-one.  She  wore  a  (6)  of  fur.  The  (10)  of  a  verse. 
(12)  membranes  are  membranes  that  secrete  (12).  The  soldiers 
were  (13)  as  quickly  as  possible.  I  did  not  (9)  to  offend  him. 
He  is  more  (14)  than  fool.  We  heard  the  horse  (15).  You  (16) 
not  (16)  the  dough  so  long. 


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218. 

new,  fresh,  novel. 
J   gnu,  an  African  animal. 
knew,  did  know. 

2  nice,  delicate,  fine. 
gneiss,  a  slaty  rock. 

3  night,  time  after  sunset. 
knight,  a  title  of  honor. 

.   ode,  a  poem. 
owed,  did  owe. 

5  our,  belonging  to  us. 
hour,  sixty  minutes. 

palate,  roof  of  the  mouth. 

6  palette,  a  painter's  board. 
pallet,  a  small  bed. 

7  peace,  quiet. 
piece,  a  part. 

peak,  top  of  a  mountain. 
pique,  ill-will,  spite. 

peer,  a  nobleman. 
pier,  stone-work  projecting 
into  the  sea. 


9 


219. 

pencil,  for  writing. 
pensile,  hanging. 

pendant,  anything  hanging 

by  way  of  ornament. 
pendent,  hanging. 

place,  position. 
plaice,  a  fish. 

plum,  a  fruit. 

plumb,  a  leaden  weight. 

practice,  the  habit  of  doing. 
practise,  to  do  habitually. 


praise,  commendation. 
15  prays,  begs,  entreats. 
preys,  seizes  as  plunder. 

primer,  a  child's  book. 
primmer,  more  precise. 

principle,  ground  of  action, 
17       rule. 

principal,  chief,  leading. 


10 


11 


12 


13 


14 


Exercise  104.  —  Elliptical. 

(Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 
The  fruit  was  very  pleasant  to  the  (6).  I  (1)  he  (4)  much 
money.  (5)  house  is  (1).  Brave  (3)  and  fair  lady.  There  are 
quartz  and  felspar  in  (2).  On  the  (3)  of  the  3d  of  July  the 
poet  wrote  an  (4).  I  stayed  nearly  an  (5).  The  painter's  (6) 
lay  on  his  humble  bed  or  (6).  There  will  be  no  (7)  till  he  gets  a 
(7)  of  pie.  Why  do  you  have  a  (8)  against  her  ?  The  (9)  had  a 
(9)  built  at  the  fishing-place.  Please  to  lend  me  your  lead-(lO)  ? 
The  (12)  is  a  large  flat  fish.  The  mason  has  lost  his  (13)-line. 
(14)  makes  perfect.  They  who  (14)  an  art  become  expert  in  it. 
This  (15)  is  well  merited.  The  wolf  (15)  upon  sheep.  Mr.  Phelps, 
the  (17)  of  the  academy,  will  steadfastly  adhere  to  this  (17). 


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TENTH    SECTION. 

Sound  of  u  as  in  use  and  cube. 

Be  careful  not  to  pronounce  the  u  as  if  it  were  oo.     Do  not  say 
magnitood,  institoot.    See  Remarks  in  Lesson  66. 


220. 
u  till  ty 
act'u  al 
doc  u  ment 
ed  u  cate 
em  u  late 
grad  u  al 
grad  u  ate 
man  u  script 
mut  u  al 
nat  u  ral 
pet  u  lant 
punct  u  al 
sat  u  rate 
stren  n  ous 
virt  u  ous 
am  big'u  ous 


ar  tic'u  late 
con  spic  u  ous 
con  tempt  u  ous 
con  tin  u  ous 
stat'u  a  ry 

221. 

im  pet  u  ous 
cen'tu  ry 
sumpt  u  ous 
per  pet'u  al 
in  gen  u  ous 
Eu  ro  pe'an 
u'ni  verse 
u  ni  ver'sal 
u'ni  form 
su  i  cide 


mag'nl  tude 
al  ti  tude 
grat  i  tude 
rec  ti  tude 
for  ti  tude 
sol  i  tude 
mul  ti  tude 
si  mil'i  tude 
ex'e  cute 
pros  e  cute 
res  o  lute 
dis  so  lute 
in  sti  tute 
in  tro  duce' 
con  trib'ute 
suit'or 
nui  sance 


Dictation  Exercise  105.  —  1.  It  is  actually  done.  2.  A 
gradual  ascent  in  the  road.  3.  Manuscripts  written  long  ago. 
4.  A  petulant,  crying  child.  5.  Words  of  ambiguous  meaning. 
6.  Articulate  your  words  distinctly.  7.  An  ingenuous,  candid 
mind.  8.  An  impetuous  torrent.  9.  European  wars.  10.  A 
suicide  is  self-murder.     11.  A  nuisance  is  a  public  annoyance* 


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222. 

[ti] 
action  (shun) 
cau  tion 
cau  tious 
auc  tion 
fac  tious 
fie  tion 
frac  tion 
frac  tious 
junc  tion 
func  tion 
lo  tion 
mar  tial 
men  tion 
mo  tion 
no  tion 
nup  tial 
op  tion 
es  sen'tial 


Sound  of  sh 

sanction 
pa  tient 
par  tial 
por  tion 
quo  tient 
ra  tion 
sec  tion 
sta  tion 
o  ra'tion 
a  dop  tion 
af  fee  tion 
af  flic  tion 
as  ser  tion 
at  ten  tion 
ci  ta  tion 
ere  a  tion 
e  mo  tion 
se  lee  tion 
fa  ce  tious 


as  in  shall. 

223. 

de  cep'tion        [si] 
de  j  ec  tion     man'sion 
de  ser  tion     mis  sion 
sit  u  a'tion 
di  rec'tion 


e  lee  tion 
e  qua  tion 
e  rec  tion 
es  sen  tial 
ex  er  tion 
re  jec  tion 
so  lu  tion 
vo  ca  tion 
vex  a  tious    so  cial 
[ti  and  ci=shi]    spa  cious 
sen'ti  ent       spe  cie 
sa  ti  ate  spe  cious 

ne  go'ti  ate        [eel 
e  ma  ci  ate     o'cean 


pas  sion 
pen  sion 
ten  sion 
tran  sient 
a  ver'sion 
o  mis  sion 

[ci] 
an'cient 
gra  cious 
lus  cious 


Dictation  Exercise  106.  —  1.  He  was  prudent  and  cautious. 
2.  The  fractious  child  was  snappish.  3.  Troops  in  martial 
array.  4.  An  absurd  notion.  5.  An  aversion  to  society.  6.  A 
lotion  for  a  wound.  7.  A  nuptial  ceremony.  8.  Social  pleas- 
ures. 9.  Industry  is  essential  to  success.  10.  He  was  patient 
under  all  his  afflictions.  11.  A  citation  from  the  Scriptures. 
12.  A  facetious  remark  made  us  laugh.     13.  Luscious  peaches. 


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121 


When  si,  sounded  as  sh,  follows  s,  the  s  blends  with  it  or  is  silent. 


224.    • 

[si] 

[si] 

[ti] 

ac  cession 

ex  cur'sion 

at  traction  (shun) 

ad  mis  sion 

ex  pres  sion 

col  lee  tion 

ag  gres  sion 

in  cur  sion 

con  nee  tion 

com  mis  sion 

in  ver  sion 

cor  rec  tion 

com  pas  sion 

op  pres  sion 

ere  den  tials 

con  ces  sion 

per  cus  sion 

de  scrip  tion 

con  cus  sion 

per  mis  sion 

ex  cep  tion 

con  fes  sion 

per  ver  sion 

vac  ci  na'tion  {yah 

■-) 

pos  ses  sion 

in  struc'tion 

225. 

pre  ten  sion 

foun  da  tion 

con  ver'sion 

pro  ces  sion 

nar  ra  tion 

con  vul  sion 

pro  fes  sion 

per  cep  tion 

de  clen  sion 

se  ces  sion 

po  ten  tial 

de  pres  sion 

sub  mis  sion 

quo  ta  tion 

di  men  sion 

sub  ver  sion 

re  cep  tion 

dis  cus  sion 

sue  ces  sion 

sub  stan  tial 

dis  sen  sion 

sus  pen  sion 

sub  trac  tion 

di  ver  sion 

trans  gres  sion 

sep  a  ra'tion 

as  cen  sion 

pro  gres  sion 

Dictation  Exercise  107.  —  l.  A  vivid   description   of  the 

battle.  2.  There  was  no  exception  made.  3.  The  aggression 
of  an  enemy.  4.  A  perception  of  his  meaning.  5.  A  confes- 
sion of  his  guilt.  6.  He  has  given  substantial  aid.  7.  The 
ascension  of  a  balloon.  8.  An  excursion  to  the  White  Moun- 
tains. 9.  He  made  a  profession  of  friendship.  10.  There  was 
a  discussion  about  the  separation  of  the  soul  from  the  body. 


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Notice  that  in  the  second  and  third  columns  the  sound  of  sh  is 
thrown  back,  uniting  with  the  short  vowel  preceding  ci  or  ti. 

226.  ad  di'tion 

a  tro'cioilS  (shus)         (ad-dtsh'mi) 

au  da  cious  ana  bi  tion 

am  bi  tious 
con  di  tion 
dis  ere  tion 
fie  ti  tious 


ca  pa  cious 
com  mer  cial 
fal  la  cious 
fe  ro  cious 
fi  nan  cial 
lo  qua  cious 
pre  co  cious 
pro  vin  cial 
pug  na  cious 
ra  pa  cious 
sa  ga  cious 
te  na  cious 
vo  ra  cious 
conscience 
con  scious 
as  so'ci  ate 
ap  pre  ci  ate 


au  spi  cious 

(aw-spish'us\ 

ca  pri  cious 
de  fi  cient 
de  li  cious 
ef  fi  cient 
es  pe  cial 


in  i  tial  (in-ish'ai)    ju  di  cial 


nu  tri  tion 


227. 

par  ti'tion 

po  s\  tion 

pro  pi  tious 

se  di  tion 

tu  i  tion 

vi'ti  ate  (vish'-i-) 

mi  li'tia  (-UsK'ya) 

na'tion  al  (ndsh'-)    sus  pi  cious 

ra  tion  al  (rash'-)     ar  ti  fi'cial 


pre  cious 

ma  gi'cian 

ma  li  cious 

mu  si  cian 

of  fi  cial 

per  ni  cious 

phy  si  cian 

pro  fi  cient 

suf  fi  cient 

sus  pi  cion 


Dictation  Exercise  108.  —  h  An  ambitious  man  desires 
power.  2.  He  is  shrewd  and  sagacious.  3.  An  initial  letter. 
4.  The  official  report.  5.  Such  writing  shows  a  vitiated  taste. 
6.  An  army  sufficient  to  defend  the  country.  7.  Financial 
affairs  have  to  do  with  money.  8.  Propitious  gales  wafted 
them  on.     9.  It  is  very  nutritious  food.     10.  A  precious  gem. 


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228. 

Sound  of  zh. 

In  the  last  column  the  sound  of  zh  is  thrown  back,  uniting  with 
the  preceding  short  vowel. 

[si]  [si]  [s]  [si] 

fusion  (-zhun)  ex  elusion  com  pos'ure  col  li'sion 

sua  sion(swa -)ex  plo  sion  dis  clos  ure     (coi-lizh'un) 

ad  he'sion      il  lu  sion  en  clos  ure   de  ci  sion 


ex  pos  ure 
leis'ure 


al  lu  sion        in  tru  sion 

col  lu  sion      oc  ca  sion 

con  clu  sion    per  sua  sion  meas  ure 

con  fu  sion     pro  fu  sion    pleas  ure 

se  clu  sion     treas  ure 

ef  fu  sion 


de  lu  sion 
dif  fu  sion 
e  va  sion 


de  ri  sion 
di  vi  sion 
pro  vi  sion 
pre  ci  sion 
re  vi  sion 


cas  u  al  (fcfafc'-)      [til 

n  tran  si'tion 

contusion    usual  {tran_sizh>un) 


229. 

ch  sounded  like  sh  in  words  from  the  French. 

chaise  (shaz)           char'la  tan  ma  chine'  (sheen') 

cha  grin'  (-green')    chev  a  lier  ma  chin  er  y 

cha  rade                chi  can'er  y  mus  tache' 

che  mise  (-meez')     chiv'al  ry  avra  lanche 

S  sounded  like  sb. 


sure 

(shoor) 

su  mach 

(shob'mah) 

cen  sure 

(sen'shobr) 

nau  se  a 

(naw'shi-a) 

surely 

(shobr'lf) 

as  sure' 

(a-shoor1) 

pres  sure 

(presh'dor) 

nau  se  ate 

(naw'sM-dt) 

sugar 

(shobg'ar) 

in  sure 

(in-shobr1) 

fis  sure 

(fish'obr) 

nau  seous 

(naw'shus) 

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aFien  (dl'yen) 

bill  iards 
bill  ion 
brill  iant 
Christ  ian 
court  ier 
filial 
Ind  ian 
mill  ion 
un  ion  (yoon?-) 
cord  ial 


230. 

i  sounded  like  y. 
pin'ion  [pin'yun) 

ques  tion 
ruff  ian 
span  iel 
val  iant 
a  meFio  rate 
aux  il  ia  ry 
bat  tal  ion 
be  hav  ior 
ce  lefs  tial 
ci  vil  ian 


com  pan  ion 
di  gest  ion 
ex  haust  ion 
fa  mil  iar 
me  dal  lion 
o  pin  ion 
pa  vil  ion 
in  gen  ious 
punc  til  ious 
re  bel  lion 
ver  mil  ion 


Dictation  Exercise  109.  —  l.  He  made  a  concession  of 

the  point  in  dispute.  2.  There  was  no  suspicion  of  his  guilt. 
3.  The  teacher  gives  instruction.  4.  That  day  he  was  espe- 
cially pugnacious,  that  is,  quarrelsome.  5.  Fictitious  or  false 
fame.  6.  A  specious  or  plausible  tale  of  suffering.  7.  The 
wide  diffusion  of  knowledge.  8.  Delicious  fruit.  9.  He  would 
not  yield  to  persuasion.  10.  In  the  seclusion  of  this  quiet 
spot  we  can  meditate  at  leisure  upon  what  measures  are  needed. 
11.  Precision  or  exactness  in  speech.  12.  The  transition  from 
one  state  or  condition  to  another.  13.  A  collusion  between 
witnesses  to  tell  a  falsehood.  14.  He  was  vexed,  and  he  plainly 
showed  the  chagrin  he  felt.  15.  An  ingenious  piece  of  ma- 
chinery. 16.  He  called  the  doctor  a  quack  and  a  charlatan. 
17.  Chicanery  or  tricks  to  deceive.  18.  I  assured  him  that 
the  medicine  was  not  nauseous.  19.  An  alien  or  foreigner. 
20.  A  brilliant  star.  21.  The  life  of  a  true  Christian.  22.  Ruf- 
fians are  brutal  men.     23.  To   ameliorate  is  to  make  better. 


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231. 


125 


n  before  g  hard  or  k  (or  its  equivalent,  as  q,  or  c  hard) 
is,  in  most  words,  sounded  as  ng. 


an'ger 

lin'ger 

an'chor 

ban'quet 

(ang-ger) 

tin  ker 

con  course 

Ian  guid 

an  gle  (-gl)   fun  gus 

gan  grene 

lin  guist 

angry 

trin  ket 

mon  grel 

Ian  guage 

fin  ger 

blan  ket 

[u=w] 

Ian  guish 

can  ker 

con  cord 

conquest 

san  guine 

un  cle 

con  gress 

Ian  guor 

tran  quil 

hun  ger 

dis  tinct' 

an  guish 

van  quish 

232. 

ph  and  gh 

sounded  like  f. 

phiz  (fits) 

dol'phin 

seraph 

cough  (kdf) 

phase 

graph  ic 

si  phon 

trough 

phrase 

hyphen 

zeph  yr 

rough  (ruf) 

sphere 

ty  phus 

sul  phur 

tough 

orphan 

al  pha  bet 

tri  umph 

e  nough' 

ci  pher 

pam  phlet 

tro  phy 

draught 

sphinx 

phan  torn 

ep  i  taph 

laugh 

Dictation  Exercise  110.  —  1-  Love  quarrels  oft  in  pleasing 
concord  end.  2.  An  animal  of  a  mixed  breed  is  a  mongrel. 
3.  Anguish  of  mind.  4.  The  hot  weather  made  me  feel  lan- 
guid. 5.  My  mind  was  untroubled  and  tranquil.  6.  He  is 
sanguine  about  the  success  of  his  plans.  7.  The  phrase  con- 
tained a  few  words.  8.  The  child  was  an  orphan.  9.  A  ser- 
aph is  an  angel  of  the  highest  rank.  10.  Brimstone  is  sulphur 
11.  He  cried  "Enough !"     12.  A  piece  of  tough  meat. 


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233. 

[n  like  ng.]  [ph  and  gh  like  f. ] 

ex  tin'guish  el'e  phant  phys'ic 

dis  tin  guish  tel  e  graph  phys  i  cal 

re  Hn  quish  pho  to  graph  pro  phet'ic 

sin'gu  lar  laugh  ter      .  em'pha  sis 

an  gu  lar  au  to  graph  at  mos  phere 

de  lin'quent  par  a  graph  bias  pheme' 

Dictation  Exercise  111.  —  1.  They  soon  extinguished  the 
fire.  2.  Relinquish  the  claim  to  the  estate.  3.  The  telegraph 
wires.  4.  A  photograph  of  a  young  girl.  5.  He  wrote  his 
autograph.  6.  Physical  exercise  made  him  well  and  vigor- 
ous.    6.  The  atmosphere  of  the  earth. 

234. 

[q  like  k  and  u  like  w.]  [qu  like  k.] 

qual'i  ty  {kwdl'-)  aq'ue  duct  con'quer  {-kur) 

quan  ti  ty  eq  ui  page  liq  uor  (-«r) 

quar  ter  ly  in  iq'ui  ty  ex  cheq'uer  (-ur) 

quad  ru  ped  liq'uid  mas  quer  ade' 

quer  u  lous  liq  ui  date  mos  qui'to  (-ke'to) 

an  tiq'ui  ty  req  ui  site  piqu'ant  (pik'ant) 

eqrui  ty  u  biq^ui  tous  qua  drille7  (ka-drW) 

Dictation  Exercise  112.  —  1.  The  querulous  tone  of  a  sick 
man.  2.  Ages  ago,  in  remote  antiquity.  3.  The  equipage 
of  a  prince,  that  is,  his  carriages,  horses,  liveried  servants,  etc. 
4.  An  iniquity  is  a  wicked  act.  5.  The  requisite  number  can 
be  found.  6.  Ubiquitous  means  being  everywhere  at  the  same 
time.     7.  "Wniskey  is  a  strong  liquor. 


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235. 

g  and  dg  like  j. 
The  e  and  i  after  g  is  silent,  but  softens  the  sound  of  g  to  that  of  j. 

pig'eon  (pij'un)  le'gion  (-jun)  re  lig'ion(-fcyim) 

sur  geon  re  gion  re  lig  ious 

stur  geon  con  ta'gion  gor'geous  (-jus) 

dun  geon  con  ta  gious  cur  mudg'eon 

bludg  eon  li  tig  ious  cour  a  geous 

dudg  eon  pro  dig  ious  al  le  giance 

Dictation  Exercise  113.  —  1.  The  bludgeon  of  an  assassin. 

2.  Do  not  take  in  dudgeon  what  was  not  meant  to  give  offence. 

3.  The   dungeon   of  a  prison.      4.    Gorgeous    apparel.      5.    A 
contagious  disease. 

236. 

C  before  e,  i,  or  y  sounded  like  s. 

pac'i  fy  (pas'-)  fa  cil'i  ty  lo  quac'i  ty 

pau  ci  ty        im  plic  it  ly  me  die  i  nal 

spec  i  fy         fe  lie  i  ty  mul  ti  plic'i  ty 

spe  cif  'ic        vac'il  late  {vas-)  par  ti  ci  pie 

def 'i  cit  prec  i  pice  lar  ce  ny 

so  lic'it  pre  ce'dence  pre  coc'i  ty 

ex  plic  it        un  prec  e  dent  ed  du  plic  i  ty 

ret'i  cent        mu  nic  i  pal  im  be  cil'i  ty 

il  lie'it  por'ce  lain  e  lee  trie  i  ty 

Dictation  Exercise  114.  —  1.  The  specific  qualities  of  a 
plant.  2.  How  large  is  the  deficit  or  deficiency  ?  3.  Clear  and 
explicit  directions.  4.  One  was  talkative,  the  other  reticent. 
5.  An  energetic  man  will  not  vacillate  in  his  purposes. 


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Difficult  Words. 

237.  238. 

sol'dier  (soi'jer)     cyn'ic 

ax  le-tree  (&ksi-) 


p&r  a  lytic 
suffice/  (-/««') 
pe  cun  ia  ry 

(pe-hun'ya-ri) 


239. 

res'tau  rant 

(res'to-rant) 

fore  sight 
an  thra  cite 
in  dell  ble 
ac  cept  a  ble 
ses  thet  ics  (&-)    sus  cep  ti  ble 
prai'rie  (prd're)      sin  cer  i  ty 
dom  i  cile  [-*#)    ba  na  na 
fos  sil  hal'cy  on  (-si-un) 

cas  u  al  ty  (to*'-)  ex  cres'cence 
cord  ial  (-yai)       de  pre  ci  ate 

ge  ni  al  (de-pre'shi-dt) 

war  rior  prej'u  dice 

sub  poe'na(-#e'na)  (w°r'yur)  o  bei'sance 

bacVe  lor  Special   (spesh>-al)      (<>-ba'sans) 

num  skull  pyr  a  mid  vicious  (vish'us) 

martyr  (-tur)  doc  i  ble  (dos'-)  fa  ce'tious 

pe  cul'iar  (-yar)  co  logne'  (-Ion')  fal  la  cious 

fas'ci  nate  p&r  ox  ysm  leisure 

phleg  mat'ic  vis  ion  (vizh'-un)  ma  chin'er  y 

gorgeous  (-jus)  dil  a  to  ry  ar  ti  fi'cial 


sched  ule 

(sked'yool) 

re  sus'ci  tate 
an  tic  i  pate 
min'ia  ture 

(min'U-yoor) 

I  tal'i  cise 
programme 
cem  e  t6r  y 
sa  tir  i  cal 
whiffle  tree 
dis  cern 

(diz'zem) 


Form  sentences  containing  three  or   more  of  the  words 
in  each  column. 


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WOEDS  SOUNDED  ALIKE  BUT  SPELLED  DIPFEEENTLT. 


240. 

quire,  24  sheets  of  paper. 
choir,  a  band  of  singers. 

rain,  water  from  the  clouds. 
reign,  to  rule. 
rein,  for  a  horse. 

rapt,  enraptured. 
wrapped,  enveloped. 
rapped,  did  rap. 

reek,  to  smoke,  to  steam. 
wreak,  to  execute  with  an- 
ger. 

retch,  to  try  to  vomit, 
wretch,  a  miserable  person. 

rime,  hoar-frost. 
rhyme,  verse. 

rite,  a  ceremony. 
right,  correct. 
Wright,  a  workman. 
write,  to  express  by  letters. 


241. 

root,  of  a  plant. 
route,  road,  way. 

ruff,  a  plaited  collar. 
rough,  uneven. 

seal,  to  fasten  with  a  seal. 
ceil,  to  cover  the  top  of  a 

room. 
sealing,  fastening  with  a  seal. 
ceiling,  the  covering  of  the 

top  of  a  room. 

seas,  plural  of  sea. 
12  sees,  does  see. 

seize,  to  lay  hold  on. 

session,  sitting  of  a  court. 


13 


cession,  act  of  yielding. 


14  single,  one. 

cingle,  a  girth  for  a  horse. 


15 


slay,  to  kill. 
sleigh,  a  sledge. 


Exercise  115.  —  Elliptical. 

{Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place.) 
The  music  of  a  (1).     In   the    (2)   of  Queen  Elizabeth.     The 

(2)  broke.     He  will  (4)  his  vengeance  on  the  foe.     The  (3)  poet, 

(3)  in  his  warm  dressing-gown,  did  not  hear  us  when  we  (3)  at  the 
door.  He  is  a  miserable  (5)  who  will  never  do  what  is  (7).  The 
poet  made  a  (6).  On  our  (8)  we  dug  up  the  (8)  of  a  tree.  A 
journey  over  a  (9)  road.  The  (11)  is  ten  feet  from  the  floor.  I 
will  (10)  the  letter.  What  the  pirate  (12)  on  the  (12),  he  thinks  he 
may  (12)  on.  A  (13)  of  Congress.  We  glided  along  in  our  (15). 
A  (13)  of  territory.     A  (14)  thing. 


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10 


242. 

slight,  neglect;  small. 
sleight,  a  dexterous  trick. 

soared,  flew  high. 
sword,  a  weapon. 

staid,  sober,  grave. 
stayed,  remained. 

stationary,  fixed. 
stationery,  paper,  pens,  etc. 

stile,  steps  over  a  fence, 
style,  form,  fashion. 

strait,  a  narrow  channel. 
straight,  not  crooked. 

straiten,  to  distress. 
straighten,  to  make  straight. 

sucker,  a  young  shoot. 
SUCCOr,  help ;  to  help. 

sure,  certain.    \}\orse-shoer. 
shoer,  one  who  shoes,  as  a 

sweet,  tasting  like  sugar, 
suite,  attendants;    a  set  of 
rooms. 


243. 

time,  measure  of  duration. 
thyme,  an  herb. 

j2  toad,  an  animal.  [ter. 

towed,  dragged  through  wa- 

treaties,  agreements. 
treatise,  a  discourse. 


14 


15 


troop,  a  body  of  soldiers. 
troupe,  performers  in  a  play. 

wade,  to  walk  in  water. 
weighed,  did  weigh. 

wait,  to  stay. 
weight,  heaviness. 

weald,  a  forest. 
Wield,  to  handle. 

weather,  state  of  the  atmos- 

18  phere. 

wether,  a  male  sheep. 

you,  the  person  spoken  to. 

19  yew,  a  kind  of  tree. 
ewe,  the  female  sheep. 


Exercise  116.  —  Elliptical. 

(Put  the  right  word  in  the  right  place) 
Jugglers  perform  tricks  by  (1)  of  hand.  The  eagle  (2)  out 
of  sight.  If  it  stays  in  one  place,  of  course  it  is  (4).  An  ex- 
cellent (5)  of  writing.  The  (6)  of  Gibraltar  is  a  (6)  channel. 
The  colonel  drew  his  (2).  The  (3)  old  lady  (3)  with  us  a  week. 
They  mean  to  (7)  the  road  soon.  Are  (19)  (9)  this  is  a  (10) 
apple?  (11)  is  a  fragrant  herb.  The  lady  has  a  (10)  of  rooms 
in  the  palace.  He  wrote  a  (13)  on  the  tea-plant.  I  (15)  both 
the  (19)  and  the  (18).  The  plant  threw  out  a  (8).  She  can 
nobly  (17)  the  sceptre  of  that  mighty  kingdom.  Rainy  (18). 
A  (14)  of  stage-players.     Please  to  (16)  for  me. 


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ELEVENTH   SECTION. 


. 

244. 

Birds. 

ea'gle 

pet'rel 

par'tridge 

bob'o  link 

con  dor 

os  trich 

ca  na'ry 

king  fish  er 

vult  ure 

buz  zard 

blue  j  ay 

night  in  gale 

bus  tard 

raven 

spar  row 

pea  cock 

lin  net 

mag  pie 

bull  finch 

wood  cock 

par  rot 

o  ri  ole 

gold  finch 

cor  mo  rant 

pe  wit 

os  prey 

chaf  finch 
245. 

ph6as  ant # 

Insects. 

Fishes. 

hor'net 

bum'ble-bee        tur'bot 

had'dock 

crick  et 

cat  er  pil  lar         her  ring 

hal  i  but  f 

spi  der 

cock  roach 

floun  der    mack  er  el 

mag  got 

but  ter  fly 

mus  sel 

pick  er  el 

bee  tie 

wee  vi\  (-vi) 

min  now 
Trees. 

por  poise  J 

laurel 

chestnut 

muTber  ry 

pal  met'to 

ce  dar 

cher  ry-tree 

)   syc  a  more 

ma  hog  a  ny 

cy  press 

hick  o  ry 

but  ter  nut 

mag  no  li  a 

wil  low 

bass  wood 

plane-tree 

tam'a  rack 

*  Pron.  f  Marti.               t  Pron.  hdlfl-bM.            + 

:  Pron.  porfpUs. 

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246. 

Wild  Animals. 

bea'ver 

wea'sel  (wee'-zi) 

por'cu  pine 

buf  fa  lo 

rac  coon' 

kan  ga  roo' 

jack  al 

squirrel  (skwtr'el) 

o  pos'sum 

otter 

hedge  hog 

an'te  lope 

hy  e'na 

gi  raffe'  (ji-r&f') 

gazelle' (-^t) 

rab'bit 

go  riria 

musk'rat 

pan  ther 

leop'ard  (Up'ard) 

247. 

For  the  Horse. 

cha  me'le  on  * 

straps 

snaffle         blank'et 

hold'backs 

reins 

buck  les        blink  ers 

breech  ing  f 

girth 

hal  ter           blind  ers 

sur  cin  gle 

hames 

col  lar           head  stall 

mar  tin  gale 

trances 

har  ness        sad  die 

check-rein 

bri  die 

crup  per        stir  rup 

248. 
At  the  Grocer's. 

throat-latch 

sa'go 

crackers        all'spice 

sal  e  ra'tus 

su  gar 

va  nil'] a          sir  up 

choc'o  late 

gin  ger 

vin'e  gar      k  mus  tard 

mo  las'ses 

cof  fee 

in  di  go           fa  rl'na 

ker'o  sene 

co  coa  (-U 

>)  bo  hea'  (-h&)  tap  i  o'ca 

mac  a  ro'ni 

cat  sup 

oblong          gel'a  tine 

ver  mi  eel  li  f 

*  Pron.  ka-rne'le-un.          +  Pron.  brUchh'nfj.         :J 

:  Pron.  ver-mc-chzVe. 

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249. 

Words  relating  to  Time. 

year 

min'ute   (-it) 

sun'rise 

month 

sec  ond 

sun  set 

morn'ing 

cen  tu  ry 

day  break 

eve  ning 

fort  night 

yes  ter  day 

fore  noon 

mid  night 

to-day' 

af  ter  noon 

birth  day 

to-night 

hour 

cen  ten'ni  al 

to-morrow 

Christmas  Thanks'giv  ing 

New  Year's  Day        Fourth  of  July 

Dictation  Exercise  117.  —  1.  Shall  you  be  at  home  in  the 
forenoon  or  in  the  afternoon  ?  2.  A  century  is  one  hun- 
dred years.  3.  The  Centennial  Exhibition  occurred  one  hun- 
dred years  after  the  Declaration  of  Independence. 

250. 
Words  connected  with  Timber. 


studs 

culls 

shingles 

brack'ets 

joists 

laths 

pan  els 

cor  nice 

planks 

boards 

stud  ding 

fenc  ing 

beams 

tim'ber 

sleep  ers 

scant  ling 

sills 

bat  tens 

mould  ings 

clap  board 

deal 

raf  ters 

eaves 

Qdab'ord) 

Dictation  Exercise  118.  —  1.  Joists  are  the  smaller  timbers 
of  a  floor  or  ceiling  on  which  the  boards  or  laths  may  be 
nailed.  2.  The  small  beams  in  the  roof  are  cut  from  scantling. 
3.  We  use  clapboards  for  covering  the  outside  of  a  house. 


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WOBCE STEM'S  NEW 

251. 

Articles  of  Food, 
chow'der 
bis  cuit  (-Ht) 
sur  loin 
pan  cake 
sau  sage 
pre  serves' 
dumpling 


pas'try 
cus  tard 
muf  fins 
cook  y 
sal  ad 
grii  el 

blanc  mange 
ba'con  (ba'hx) 
pud  ding 

Form  sentences  containing  the  following  words  :  — 
pudding  surloin  preserves  sandwich 


hom'i  ny 
spare  rib 
sue  co  task 
sand  wich 
beef  steak 
ice-cream 
mince-pie 


dough  nut  (do-)      gin  ger  bread 
ome  let  (fan'-)         sour  crout 


mince-pie 

doughnut 

omelet 

custard 

252. 

In  the  House. 

ba'sin  (sn) 

bed'ding 

Cru'et  (kroo'- 

-)  gridiron 

boil  er 

bed  stead 

set  tee' 

steel  yards 

pict  ure 

dust  pan 

scis'sors  (si 

<-)  cush  ion  f 

cov  er  let 

door  mat 

bol  ster 

ot  to  man 

fau  cet 

sauce  pan 

t&s  sels 

bu  reaus 

bu  reau(-ro 

)  pitch  er 

sau  cer 

ward  robe 

tu  reen' 

pi  a'no 

mat  tress 

cup  board  J 

Form  sentences  containing  the  following  words  :  — 

bureau  scissors  saucers  cushion 

basin  pitcher  tassels  cupboard 


*  Pron.  bla-manzh1 . 


t  Pron.  kobshhm. 


Pron.  kubhird. 


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253. 

Vegetables  in  the  Garden. 


beans 
peas 
parsnip 
tur  nip 
rad  ish 
car  rot 


parsley- 
cab  bage 
pep  pers 
spin  ach  (-ej) 
can  ta  loupe 
lettuce  (-tis) 


cu'cum  ber 
dan  de  li  on 
ar  ti  choke 
as  par'a  gus 
cauli  flower 

On  ion    (un'yun) 


254. 
Herbs,  Shrubs,  and  Grasses. 


bri'er 
tan  sy 
sor  rel 
al  der 
tim  o  thy 


spearmint 
thor  ough  wort 
pep  per  mint 
pen  ny  roy'al 
raspberry  (r4»'-) 


herd's-grass    goose  ber  ry 


peo  ny 
pansy 
vi  o  let 
prim  rose 
daf  fo  dil 
ver  be'na 


255. 
Flowers. 

marl  gold 
o  le  an'der 
chi  na-as  ter 
holly  hock 
sun  flow  er 
dah  li  a 


sas'sa  fras 
mullein  (-& 
hore  hound 
co  ri  an'der 
cam'o  mile 
c5r  a  way 


hon'ey  suck  le 
ge  ra'ni  um 
ja  pon  i  ca 
heli  o  trope 
fuch  si  a  (fu'shi-a) 
hy  a  cinth 


mign  o  nette'  (min-yo-nef)    chrys  an'the  mum  (Ms-) 


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258. 

Kinds  of  Cloth. 

baize 

camlet 

ker'sey 

gauze 

mo  hair 

me  ri'no  # 

serge 

cot  ton 

doe'skin 

lin'en 

flan  nel 

de  laine'  (-lan') 

mus  lin 

tick  ing 

al  pac  a 

pop  lin 

bro  cade' 

cas'si  mere 

jean  (jan) 

dam'ask 

broad  cloth 

chintz 

cam  brie 

huck  a  back 

sat'in 

nan  keen' 

sat  i  net' 

vel  vet 

ging'ham  (-am)       si  le'si  a  f 

257. 

Words  concerning 

Clothes. 

cor'set 

era  vat' 

waist'eoat  J 

tip  pet 

lapel 

pan  ta  loons' 

mit  ten 

sur  tout  (-toot') 

pet'ti  coat 

man  tie 

bon'net 

sus  pen'ders 

blouse 

spen  cer 

wrist'band  (rist'-) 

basque  (bask) 

edg  ing 

waist  band 

tunic 

eye  let 

pol  o  naise' 

veil 

p&r  a  sol 

crin'o  line  (-Un) 

gus'set 

pin  a  fore 

hand  ker  chief  § 

wrap  per 

man  til'la 

che  mise'  (-meez) 

*  Pron.  me-ree'no. 

Pron.  warfhot  or  wVsfkut. 

+  Pron.  se-lehhi-a. 

§ 

Pron .  hang1 ker -ch  if. 

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258. 

At  the  Jeweller's. 

brooch 

jew'el 

earning 

sar'do  nyx 

pearl 

ag  ate 

brace  let 

di  a  mond 

ruby 

crys  tal 

lock  et 

tur  quoise'  * 

jas  per 

ja  cinth 

neck  lace 

sap'phire  f 

to  paz 

o  nyx 

breast  pin 

car  ne'li  an 

gar  net 

beryl  (-u) 

wrist  let 

mal'a  chite  J 

quartz 

cam  e  o 

am  e  thyst 

porphyry  | 

o'pal 

em  er  aid 

hy  a  cinth 

car  bun  cle 

259. 
Trades  and  Occupations. 

tailor  butch'er  cloth'ier  (-yur)  watch'man 

sail  or  chem  ist  drug  gist  sta  tion  er 

sea  man  sad  dler  mer  chant        car  pen  ter 

skip  per  ped  dler  ||  jew  el  ler         mil  li  ner 

pi  lot  cash  ier  seam  stress      shoe  mak  er 

stew  ard  cob'bler  ma  chin'ist  T  phar  ma  cist 


a  poth'e  ca  ry 
po  lice  man  ## 


dress'ma  ker 
auc  tion  eer 


pho  tog'ra  phist 
wash'er  wo  man 


*  Pron.  tiir-koiz'.  $  Pron.  maVa-JcU. 

+  Pron.  safflr.  §  Pron.  porf-fi-ri. 

11  Or  pedlar,  which  is  the  earliest  form,  having  been  in  use  long 
before  the  verb  peddle.  In  the  Ancren  Eiwle,  A.  d.  1220,  appears  the 
form  peoddare,  a  pedlar. 

II  Pron.  ma-sheenfist.  **  Pron.  po-leecefman. 


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260. 

At  the  Apothecary's. 

tonic 

e  met'ic 

chlo'ro  form  ' 

al  oes  (ai'-oz) 

bal'sam 

al  co  hoi 

cam  phor 

mor  phine  (-fin) 

op  o  del'doc 

poul  tice 

acids  (as'idz) 

laud'a  num 

quin  Ine 

a  cet'ic 

lin  i  ment 

bro  mide 

sul  phu  ric 

am  mo'ni  a 

jal  ap 

arse  nic 

mag  ne  si  a(-sM-a) 

o  pi  urn 

cal  o  mel 

glyc'erme  (-m) 

ar  ni  ca 

rec  ipe  (*&'-) 

strych  nine  (strik'-) 

ip  e  cac 

oint  ment 

cas  tor-oil 

tinct  ure 

ca  thar'tic 

sar  sa  pa  ril'la 

261. 

Diseases. 

a'gue  {a'gu)      asth'ma  (cut?-)  ap'o  plex  y 

mea  sles  (-afe)   ca  tarrh'  (-tar')  dys  pep'si  a 

jaun  dice  (jan'- )  de  lir  i  urn  er  y  sip'e  las 

cliol er a (W-)  mania  pneumo'nia 

scrof  u  la  ab  scess  (-*&)  rheti  ma  tism 

head  ache        nau  se  a  (shi-a)  pa  ral'y  sis 

croup  (kroop)     phthis  ic  (*#-)  in  flu  en'za 

gout  (gowt)        ep  i  lep  sy  neu  ral'gi  a 

typhoid  pleu  ri  sy  diph'the  ri  a  (dif-) 

pal  sy  bron  ehftis  con  sump'tion 

chil  blains        hys  ter  ics  (his-)  whoop'ing-cougli 


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TWELFTH   SECTION. 


Silent  e  final. 


262. 


L-ivej 

[-ile]  de  ci'sive  (sw) 

juVe  nile  (-nil)     fu  gi  tive 
mer  can  tile 
pu  er  ile 


projectile 
ver'sa  tile 

[-ine] 
genu  ine  {-in) 
ex  am'ine 
jes'sa  mine 

[-Ite] 
faVorite  (-«) 
ex  qui  site 
hyp  o  crite 
per  qui  site 
req  ui  site 
in  fi  nite 


of  fen'sive 
per  sua  sive 
pos'i  tive 
pro  gres'sive 


263. 

[-ate] 
cal'cu  late 
con  cen'trate 
dec'o  rate 
de  mon'strate 
des'ig  nate 
in  sin'u  ate 
in  vig  o  rate 
mag'is  trate 


[-ile] 
ex'ile  (-ii) 
cam  o  mile 
rec  on  cile 

[-ine] 
bo'vine  {-vm) 
sac  cha  rine 
brig  an  tine 
ser  pen  tine 
tur  pen  tine 
val  en  tine 
col  urn  bine 

[-lte] 
contrite  {-tnt) 
ex  pe  dite 
p&r  a  site 
rec  on  dite 
ap  pe  tite 


Dictation  Exercise  119.  —  1.  Mercantile  pursuits.  2.  Puer- 
ile means  childish  or  trifling.  3.  Genuine  means  true,  not 
counterfeit.  4.  An  exquisite  painting.  5.  Any  compensation 
obtained  from  an  office  besides  the  salary  is  called  a  perquisite. 
6.  A  decisive  battle.  7.  You  must  concentrate  all  your 
thoughts  on  this  subject.  8.  Serpentine  means  spiral  or  like  a 
serpent  in  motion.     9.  Recondite  means  hidden  or  profound. 


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264.  [-ible]  re  sist'i  ble 

[-able]  ed'i  ble  re  spon  si  ble 

&r  a  ble  fal  li  ble  re  ver  si  bte 

ca  pa  ble  fea  si  ble  sus  cep  ti  ble 

eat  a  ble  hor  ri  ble  [.cie] 

par  a  ble  leg  i  ble  ar  ti  cle 

pay  a  ble  plau  si  ble  i  ci  cle 

pli  a  ble  man  a  cle 

prob  a  ble  265.  mjr  a  c}e 

suit  a  ble  [-ible]  ob  sta  cle 

syl  la  ble  ter'ri  ble  or  a  cle 

am  i  ca  ble  vis  i  ble  par  ti  cle 

ap  pli  ca  ble  ad  mis'si  ble  re  cep'ta  cle 

com  fort  a  ble  di  gest  i  ble  spec'ta  cle 

des  pi  ca  ble  in  del  i  ble  ve  hi  cle 

eq  ui  ta  ble  in  sen  si  ble  [-pie] 

mis  er  a  ble  per  cep  ti  ble  dis  ci'ple 

pit  i  a  ble  re  du  ci  ble  ex  am  pie 

Dictation  Exercise  120.  —  1.  A  mind  capable  of  deep 
thought.  2.  There  is  no  perceptible  change  in  his  condition. 
3.  Children's  minds  are  usually  susceptible  of  but  one  thought 
at  once.  4.  An  eatable  or  edible  plant.  5.  A  plausible  story. 
6.  His  writing  was  illegible.  7.  The  night  is  clear,  and  many 
stars  are  visible.    8.  An  icicle  hanging  from  the  eaves. 

Write  out  the  following  words,  inserting  the  letter  (either  a  or  i) 
omitted :  — 


creoV  -  ble 

feas'  -  ble 

mir'  -  cle 

in  del'  -  ble 

pit  i  -  ble 

prob  -  ble 

ar  t-  cle 

spec' t-  cle 

suit  -  ble 

leg  -  ble 

ad  mis7  s-  ble 

re  spon'  s-  ble 

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Silent  Consonants. 

266. 

[b]  [1]  [h]  [n] 

re  doubt' (-dowtf)  sarmon(sam-)  hon'or  au'tumn 

re  doubt  a  ble   al  mond  (a'-)  hon  est  col  umn 
subtle  ( sut'l )     hal ser  {haw-)  di«s hon'est  sol  emn 

numb  ness        fal  con  {faw'-)  shep'herd  con  temn' 

sue  cumb'  be  half  heir  ess  con  demn 

267. 

[d]  [t]                             [oh] 

handsome  de'pot  {-po)  schism  (*&m) 

hand  ker  chief  bou  quet'  {boo-ha')  schis  matlc 

[k]  hostler  (hitf-)  yacht  (ydt) 

knap'sack  [tte  =  t]                       [rh] 

knowl  edge  bru  nette'  {-net')  ca  tarrh'  {-tar') 

knur  ly  ga  zette  {-zet')  myrrh  (mur) 

[s]  et'i  quette  {-Mt)          [ph] 

Island  [}'-)  co  quette7  {-kef)  phthisic  {vtz'ik) 

268. 

h  silent  in  gh,  ph,  rh,  and  th. 

a  ghast'  rheum  isth'mus  burgh'er 

ghastly  rhythm  naph  tha  rheu  matlc 

asth  ma  rhyme  rhap  so  dy  rheu'ma  tism 

ghost  rhom'bus  rhet  o  ric  rhi  noe'e  ros 

ghostly  thyme  rhubarb  hemorrhage 


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269. 

C  silent  in  ct  and  sc. 

in  diet'  (-dW)  scen'er  y     scl'on  (si'un)  scis'sors 

victuals  (-iz)  de  scend'    seep  tre  sci  en  tif'ic 

ab  scess         de  scent      sci  at'i  ca  tran  scend' 

mus  cle  (si)  re  scind       sci'ence  co  a  lesce' 

ac  qui  esce'        con  de  scend'  in  dlct'ment 

ef  fer  vesce        con  de  seen  sion      tran  scend  ent 


270. 

g  silent 

in  gn  and  gm. 

deign  (dan)  gnash 

ar  raign' 

poign'ant 

feign            sign 

be  nlgn 

for  eign  (-in) 

reign            as  sign' 

con  dign 

for  eign  er 

gnat  (ndt)     as  sign  ee' 

con  sign 

sov  er  eign 

gnarl            en'sign 

re  sign 

cam  paign' 

gnaw           phlegm  (ft 

•em)  malign 

cham  pagne 

Dictation  Exercise  121.  —  1.  The  culprits  were  indicted 
for  arson.  2.  Food  or  victuals  (vlt'lz).  3.  The  doctor  healed  the 
abscess.  4.  Most  of  our  flesh  is  made  up  of  muscle.  5.  The 
descent  of  the  mountain  was  easier  than  the  ascent.  6.  Charm- 
ing scenery.  7.  The  scion  of  a  noble  family.  8.  He  acqui- 
esced in  my  demands.  9.  He  forbade  pride,  and  advised  conde- 
scension to  the  humble.  10.  She  feigned  sickness.  11.  The 
gnarled  trunk  of  the  old  oak.  12.  To  gnash  the  teeth.  13.  A 
task  was  assigned  to  him.  14.  The  assignee  is  the  one  to 
whom  the  property  is  transferred.  15.  The  English  would  not 
submit  to  a  foreign  sovereign.  16.  After  a  short  campaign 
the  whole  country  was  subdued.     17.  Poignant  grief. 


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271. 

p 

silent  in  pn,  ps,  sp,  mp, 

and  pt. 

psalm 

re  Ceipt'  (re-seef) 

re  demp'tion 

pshaw 

con  tempt 

re  sump  tion 

tempt 

temp  ta'tion 

per'emp  to  ry 

at  tempt' 

symp'tom 

rasp  ber  ry 

emp'ty 

as  sump'tion 

sump  tu  ous 

prompt 

con  sump  tion 

psy  cholo  gy 

ex  empt' 

pre  sump  tion 

pneu  mo  ni  a 

272. 

ue  silent  after  q  and 

g- 

vague 

an  tique' 

prologue 

plague 

ob  lique 

cat  a  logue 

rogue 

u  nique 

bur  lesque' 

brogue 

o  paque 

pict  u  resque' 

league 

gro  tesque 

ha  rangue' 

fa  tigue' 

colleague 

dem'a  gogue 

in  trigue 

di  a  logue 

syn  a  gogue 

Dictation  Exercise  122.  —  1.  The  poet  Longfellow  wrote 
"The  Psalm  of  Life."  2.  Prompt  and  willing  assistance.  3. 
When  you  pay  money  take  a  receipt.  4.  He  has  some  symp- 
toms of  consumption.  5.  You  cannot  make  a  very  sumptuous 
repast  on  raspberries  alone.  6.  Psychology  is  the  science  of 
the  mind  and  its  faculties.  7.  A  peremptory  demand  for  money. 
8.  Pneumonia  or  inflammation  of  the  lungs.  9.  Vague  ideas. 
10.  The  rogues  were  in  league  with  the  beggars.  11.  Antique 
furniture.     12.  The  demagogue  made  a  violent  harangue. 


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ch  sounded  like  k. 

273. 

chasm  (tem)  chron'ic     schoon'er  conch  (kongk) 

chro'mo  chlo  ride    chol  e  ra  choir  (kwir) 

cha  os  cha  ot'ic     chol  er  ic  chi  me'ra 

chem  ist  chyle  mon  arch  chem'is  try 

chem  i  cal       chyme        stom  ach  chron  i  cle 

cho  rus  ache  (ak)    or  ches  tra  chris£  en 


cho  ral 


scheme      Christ  mas    ar  chives 


Christ'ian 
char  ac  ter 
chi  mer'i  cal 
chi  rog  ra  phy 
chi  rop  o  dist 
chro  nol  o  gy 
chro  nom  e  ter 


274. 

anchor  (ang'-) 
an  ar  chy 
arch  an'gel 
arch'i  tect 
cat  e  chism 
sep  ul  chre 
se  pul'chral 


me  chan'ic 
mech'an  ism 
me  chan'i  cal 
tech'ni  cal 
mel  an  chol  y 
mo  narch'i  cal 
pa'tri  arch 


Dictation  Exercise  123.  —  1.  A  chasm  in  a  rock.  2.  The 
chloride  of  lime.  3.  Choral  songs  are  those  which  are  sung  in 
chorus  or  by  a  choir.  4.  By  what  name  will  he  christen  the 
child  ?  5.  A  chronic  disease.  6.  A  chimera  of  the  imagination. 
7.  A  choleric  disposition.  8.  The  faithful  chronicler  of  events. 
9.  A  chimerical  project.  10.  His  chirography  or  handwriting. 
11.  The  chiropodist  removes  corns  from  the  feet.  12.  The 
chronometer  is  an  exact  timepiece.  13.  He  is  subject  to  the 
headache.  14.  A  wild  scheme.  15.  He  spoke  in  deep,  sepul- 
chral tones.  16.  Mechanical  skill.  17.  Chyme  is  digested  food 
before  being  changed  into  the  milky  fluid  called  chyle. 


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THIRTEENTH    SECTION. 


Words  in  which 

a  prefix  or  an  initial  syllable  may 

be  mistaken 

for  another  of  a  similar  sound. 

275. 

ante,  anti. 

an  te  ce'dent 

an'te  cliam  ber 

an'ti  quat  ed 

an'te  date 

an  ti  dote 
de,  di. 

an  ti  qua  ry 

de  ci  plier 

di  lap'i  date 

di  v5rce' 

de  spise' 

di lute 

di  vulge 

de  lin  e  ate 

di  men  sion 

di  rect ly 

de  spite 

di  min  ish 

di  ver  si  ty 

di  gest  i  ble 

di  vin  i  ty 
273. 

per,  pur. 

di  ver  sion 

perjure 

per  sist' 

pur  loin7 

per  co  late 

per  spec  ti  ve 

pur  sue 

per  me  ate 

per'ti  nent 

pur  vey 

per  pe  trate 

per  vert7 

pur'ga  tive 

per  qui  site 

per  suade 
fer,  fir,  fur. 

pur  ga  to  ry 

fer  merit7 

fer'ven  cy 

fir'kin 

fer  til  i  ty 

fer  vid  ly 

fur  ni  ture 

fer'fil  ize 

fir  ma  ment 

fur  tive 

146  WORCESTER'S  NEW 

Words  in  which  the  last  syllable  or  the  next  to  the  last 
may  be  mistaken  for  another  of  a  similar  sound. 

277. 

able,  ible. 

a  gree'a  Lie  sep'a  ra  ble  in  falli  ble 

a  vail  a  ble  aud  i  ble  ac  ces  si  ble 

con  form  a  ble  com  bus'ti  ble  in  vin  ci  ble 

laud'a  ble  con  tempt  i  ble  di  vis  i  ble 

ac  cept'a  ble  con  vert  i  ble  dis  cern  i  ble 

prefer  a  ble  cor  rapt  i  ble  cred'i  ble 

ir  rep'a  ra  ble  ex  ten  si  ble  re  ver'si  ble 

re  ceiv  a  ble  im  pres  si  ble  il  leg  i  ble 

re  spec  ta  ble  im  pos  si  ble  re  spon  si  ble 

278. 

e  and  i  before  a  syllable  ending  in  ate. 

cel'e  brate  cul'ti  vate  in'di  cate  ra'di  ate 

des  e  crate  ded  i  cate  in  sti  gate  vin  di  cate 

ex  e  crate  em  i  grate  ir  ri  tate  o  pi  ate 

lac  er  ate  es  ti  mate  ir  ri  gate  e  rad  i  cate 

pen  e  trate  ex  pi  ate  lit  i  gate  del'i  cate 

veg  e  tate  ex  tri  cate  med  i  tate  im  me'di  ate 

an  i  mate  fas  ci  nate  mil  ti  late  pred'i  cate 

cog  i  tate  hes  i  tate  pal  li  ate  prox  i  mate 

Note  to  the  Teacher.  The  pupils  may  "be  required  to  form  sen- 
tences containing  a  number  of  words  selected  by  the  teacher  from  the 
lessons  not  followed  by  Dictation  Exercises. 


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147 


279. 

com'ba  tant 
con  fi  dant' 
dis  pu  tant 
ex  or'bi  tant 
ig'no  rant 
ac  count'ant 
as  sail  ant 
claim'ant 
con  so  nant 
de  fend'ant 
de  scend  ant 
im  por  tant 
in  ces  sant 
in  tol  er  ant 
ma  lig  nant 
Prot'es  tant 
re  dun'dant 
vig'i  lant 
ob  serVant 


ant,  ent. 
280. 

af 'flu  ent 

ac  ci  dent 

con  sist'ent 

cor  re  spond'ent 

dil  i  gent 

bel  lig'er  ent 

be  nef  i  cent 

be  nev  o  lent 

con  va  les'cent 

differ  ent 

ad  j  a' cent 

in  de  pen'dent 

mag  nif  'i  cent 

per'ti  nent 

per  ma  nent 

prec  e  dent 

su  per  in  ten'dent 

res'i  dent 

sub  serVi  ent 


281. 

[mixed.] 

cov'e  nant 
a  bun'dant 
ap  par  ent 
con  cur  rent 
as  cend  ant 
at  tend  ant 
dis  cord  ant 
eon'fi  dent 
in  clem'ent 
op  po  nent 
re  luc  tant 
qui  es  cent 
tri  urn  pliant 
in  dul  gent 
ex'cel  lent 
fra  grant 
&r  ro  gant 
re  cip'i  ent 


Write    out   the    following    words    inserting    the   vowel 
omitted :  — 


ex  or'bi  t-nt 
consist-nt 
af 'flu  -nt 
pertin-nt 


ig'no  r-nt 
de  fend'-nt 
differ -nt 
ap  par'-nt 


in  depend'- nt 
de  scend'-nt 
malign-nt 
at  tend -nt 


ad  ja'c-nt 
dis  cord-nt 
op  po  n-nt 
a  bun  d-nt 


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WORCESTER'S  NEW 


282. 

ac  cept'ance 
at  tend  ance 
coun'te  nance 
de  fi'ance 
for  bear  ance 
hin'drance 
or  di  nance 
pet  u  lance 
vig  il  ance 
va  ri  ance 
re  sist'ance 
sus'te  nance 
tern  per  ance 
ut  ter  ance 
com  pli'ance 
an  noy  ance 
ac  quaint  ance 
a  bun  dance 
main'ten  ance 


ance,  ence,  ense. 

283. 

ob  ser  vance 
re  mem  brance 
re  pent  ance 
re  dun  dance 
au'di  ence 
ab  sti  nence 
be  nef 'i  cence 
ex'cel  lence 
de  fence' 
offence 
essence 

cor  re  spond'ence 
o  be'di  ence 
rem  i  nis'cence 
con'fi  dence 
res  i  dence 
pres  ence 
em  i  nence 
cir  cumber  ence 


284. 

con  cur  rence 

eon'fer  ence 
de  pend'ence 
differ  ence 
dif  fi  dence 
ex  ist'ence 
ex  pe  ri  ence 
oc  cur  rence 
sub  sist  ence 
pre  tence' 
in  tense 
in  cense 
sus  pense 
im  mense 
ex  pense 
con  dense 
dis  pense 
pre  pense 
rec'om  pense 


Write   out   the   following   words,    inserting  the   letters 
omitted  :  — 

attendance  abun'd-nce      correspondence     offen-e' 

re  mem  br- nee     ex'cel  1- nee       sus'te  n- nee  ex  pen -e 

con'fi  d-nce  mainten-nce    recompen-e  es'sen-e 

o  be'di -nee       eminen-e  suspen-e' 


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149 


285. 

a-ment,  e-ment,  i-ment. 

nu'tri  ment  lia  bill  ment 

im  pie  ment 

sup  pie  ment 

ten  e  ment 

al  i  ment 

con  di  ment 

ex  per'i  ment 

286. 
a-ry,  e-ry. 

or'di  na  ry 
pri  ma  ry 
sal  u  ta  ry 
sec  re  ta  ry 
sem  i  na  ry 
sub  sid'i  a  ry 
stat'u  a  ry 
vis  ion  a  ry 

Dictation  Exercise  124.  —  1.  Lineaments  or  distinguishing 
marks  in  the  form  of  the  face.  2.  Liniment  to  rub  on  a  bruise. 
3.  We  tried  an  experiment.  4.  A  ligament  or  membrane  con- 
necting the  movable  bones.  5.  Our  customary  or  usual  vaca- 
tion. 6.  A  stock  of  millinery,  such  as  bonnets,  ribbons,  etc. 
7.  A  grasping,  mercenary  disposition.  8.  How  many  scholars 
are  at  the  seminary  ?  9.  A  mystery  or  profound  secret.  10. 
The  secretary  of  the  society.  11.  The  bravery  of  a  hero.  12. 
A  visionary  scheme  to  get  money. 


ar'ma  ment 
fil  a  ment 
lig  a  ment 
lin  e  a  ment 
or  na  merit 
tern  per  a  ment 
tes  ta  ment 


boun'da  ry 
com  men  ta  ry 
cus  torn  a  ry 
el  e  ment'a  ry 
her  ed'i  tary 
in  cen  di  a  ry 
mer'ee  na  ry 
mis  sion  a  ry 


im  ped  i  ment 
lin'i  ment 
reg  i  ment 
rti  di  ment 
sed  i  ment 
sen  ti  ment 


vol'un  ta  ry 
brav  er y 

dra  per  y 
droll  ery 
mil  li  ner  y 
mys  ter  y 
prud  er  y 
quack  er  y 


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WORCESTER'S  NEW 


cir'cu  lar 
glob  u lar 
joe  u lar 
mus  en  lar 
com  mand'er 
cyTin  der 
in  trtid'er 
mes'sen  ger 

oc'u  lar 
pop  u  lar 
reg  u  lar 
sim  i  lar 
sin  gu  lar 
gram  mar 
re  mem'ber 
sur  ren  der 


ar,  er,  or,  re. 

287. 

prison  er 
reg  is  ter 
an  ces  tor 
clian  eel  lor 
con  duct'or 
con'quer  or 
ere  a'tor 
ed'i  tor 

288. 

bri'er 
mon  i  tor 
op  er  a  tor 
pos  ses'sor 
pre  cep  tor 
pro  fess  or 
sculp'tor 
sen  a  tor 


em  pe  ror 
gov  ern  or 
in  vendor   s 
me'te  or 
mod  er  a  tor 
ac  cou'tre 
ma  noeu  vre 
sep'ul  chre 

spec  ta'tor 
sue  ces  sor 
su  pe  ri  or 
sur  vey  or 
trans  la  tor 
comp  trol  ler  * 
mas'sa  ere 
rec  on  noi'tre 


Dictation  Exercise  125.  —  1.  A  jocular  remark.  2.  A  pro- 
fessor in  Yale  College.  3.  Shaped  like  a  cylinder.  4.  A  mighty 
conqueror.  5.  In  rags  accoutred  are  they  seen.  6.  The  ma- 
noeuvres of  the  troops.     7.  To  reconnoitre  the  enemy's  camp. 

Write  out  the  following  words,  inserting  the  letters  omitted  :  — 
mus'cu  1-r  chancel  1-r  an'ces  t-r  pro  fes's-r 

reg  is  t-r  glob  u  1-r  pris  on  -r  com  mand  -r 

*  Comptroller  {kon-troVlcr),  an  officer  ;  controller,  one  who  controls. 


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289. 


151 


ar'tifice  (-/&) 
ac  com'plice 
ar'mis  tice 
av  a  rice 
cow  ard  ice 

a  merce' 
co  erce 
com'merce 
as  perse' 


ice,  ise,  is,  ace. 

den'ti  frice 
prej  u  dice 
sur  plice 
prem  ise 
mor  tise 

erce,  erse,  urse. 
con  verse7 
dis  perse 
in  ter  sperse' 
in  verse7 

290. 


ep  i  der'mis 
me  trop'o  lis 
pro  bos  cis 
pop'u  lace 
sol  ace 

re  verse' 
ac  curse 
dis  burse 
re  im  burse' 


ise,  lze. 

Words  ending  in  ize  and  yze  may  be  spelt  with  an  s  instead  of  a  ! 


ad'ver  tise 
crit  i  cise 
mer  chan  dise 
su  per  vise' 
clias  tise' 
com  prise 
com'pro  mise 
de  spise' 
en'ter  prise 


ex  er  cise 
civ  il  ize 
crys  tal  lize 
e  qual  ize 
mag  net  ize 
pat  ron  ize 
stig  ma  tize 


scrii  ti  nize 
pul  ver  ize 
scan  dal  ize 
sol  em  nize 
e  con'o  mize 


cap  size 
an'a  lyze 
par  a  lyze 


sym  pa  thize 

tran  quil  lize 

Dictation  Exercise  126.  —  1.  The  epidermis  is  the  outer 
skin  of  the  body.  2.  A  building  with  the  land  belonging  to  it 
is  called  premises.     3.  The  elephant's  proboscis  or  trunk. 


152  WORCESTER'S  NEW 

291. 

e-ty,  i-ty. 

If  i  or  y  immediately  precedes  the  vowel  before  the  termination 
ty,  that  vowel  is  e  ;   in  other  cases  the  vowel  before  ty  is  i. 

gay'e  ty  a  gil'i  ty  fri  von  to 

ni  ce  ty  a  lac  ri  ty  ll  a  bil'i  ty 

no  to  ri'e  ty  ce  leb  ri  ty  Ion  gev'i  ty 

pro  pri'e  ty  com  mod  i  ty  me  di  oc'ri  ty 

so  bri  e  ty  cord  i  al'i  ty  pos  ter'i  ty 

so  ci  e  ty  dex  ter'i  ty  prob'i  ty 

va  ri  e  ty  e  ter  ni  ty  se  rfin'i  ty 

a  cid  i  ty  fra  ter  ni  ty  ti  mid  i  ty 

292. 

c-ity,  s-ity. 

a  troc'i  ty  ve  loc'i  ty  e  las  tic'i  ty 

au  dac  i  ty  ca  pac  i  ty  fe  roc'i  ty 

per  ti  nac'i  ty  ve  rac  i  ty  gen  er  os'i  ty 

ra  pac'i  ty  vi  vac  i  ty  in  ten'si  ty 

rec  i  proc/i  ty  vo  rac  i  ty  ne  ces  si  ty 

sa  gac'i  ty  an  i  mos'i  ty  per  ver  si  ty 

scarc'i  ty  cu  ri  os  i  ty  pro  pen  si  ty 

te  nac'i  ty  di  ve/si  ty  n  ni  ver  si  ty 

Dictation  Exrrcise  127.  —  1.  Gayety  of  disposition.  2.  A 
moiety  of  anything  is  one  half  of  it.  3.  The  acidity  of  vine- 
gar. 4.  He  was  received  with  hospitality  and  cordiality.  5. 
The  atrocity  of  a  crime.  6.  The  audacity  of  an  impudent  man. 
7.  The  elasticity  of  India-rubber. 


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293. 

e-um,  i-um. 

pe  tro'le  um  de  lir'i  urn  ex  or'di  um 

com  pen  di  um        em  po  ri  um  pre'mi  um 

cra'ni  um  en  co  mi  um  e  qui  lib'ri  um 

e-an,  i-an. 

her  cu'le  an  col  le'gi  an  me  rid'i  an 

hy  per  bo're  an         co  me  di  an  pe  des  tri  an 

Med  i  ter  ra'ne  an     gram  ma  ri  an  sec  ta  ri  an 

sub  ter  ra'ne  an        his  to  ri  an  tra  ge  di  an 

bar  ba'ri  an  li  bra  ri  an  va  le  ri  an 

294. 
e-ous,  i-ous. 

boun'te  ous  ca  lum'ni  ous     se'ri  ous 

er  ro'ne  ous  cer  e  mo'ni  ous  mfir  i  to'ri  ous 

ex  tra  ne  ous  com  mo'di  ous  pe  nu'ri  ous 
mis  eel  la'ne  ous  il  lus  tri  ous  per  fid  i  ous 
hid'e  ous  in  sid  i  ous         sa  In  bri  ous 

si  mul  ta'ne  ous  ob  liv  i  ous  sane  ti  mo'ni  ous 
spon  ta'ne  ous  ob  se  qui  ous  par  si  mo  ni  ous 
cu  ta  ne  ous  am  phib  i  ous    del  e  te  ri  ous 

Dictation  Exercise  128.  —  1.  Petroleum  is  sometimes  called 
rock-oil.  2.  A  place  of  commerce  is  sometimes  called  an  empo- 
rium. 3.  An  herculean  labor.  4.  The  hyperborean  or  north- 
ern regions.  5.  A  subterranean  passage.  6.  An  extempora- 
neous  speech.      7.   A  miscellaneous  collection. 


154  WORCESTER'S  NEW 

295. 
cy,  sy. 

ac'cu  ra  cy    pri'va  cy     in'ti  ma  cy 
clem  en  cy    fal  la  cy      in  tri  ca  cy 


ec  sta  sy 
a  pos'ta  sy 
em'bas  sy 


eel  i  ba  cy  flu  en  cy  ex  i  gen  cy 

con  stan  cy  id  i  o  cy  propli  e  cy  ep  i  lep  sy 

cur  ren  cy  in  fan  cy  pun  gen  cy  her  e  sy 

de  cen  cy  pli  an  cy  se  ere  cy  liy  poe'ri  sy 

del  i  ca  cy  pol  i  cy  sol  ven  cy  lep'ro  sy 

pi  ra  cy  va  can  cy  ten  den  cy  min  strel  sy 

ef  fi  ca  cy  ur  gen  cy  pleu  ri  sy 


leg  a  cy 


con  sist'en  cy 
de  gen  e  ra  cy 
de  moc  ra  cy 
as  cend  en  cy 

a  sy'lum 
de  co  rum 
me'di  um 
mil  len'ni  um 
pen'du  lum 
ly  ce'um 
col  i  se'um 


296. 

cy,  sy. 

ar  is  toe  ra  cy 
dis  crep'an  cy 
ex  pe  di  en  cy 
le  git  i  ma  cy 

um,  om,  ome. 

vac'u  um 
ac  cus'tom 
id'i  om 
mar  tyr  dom 
thral  dom 
phan  torn 
sel  dom 


su  prem  a  cy 
con  spir  a  cy 
con'tro  ver  sy 
coiir  te  sy 

symptom 
blithe  some 
in  come 
cum  ber  some 
wel  come 
whole  some 
wea  ri  some 


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155 


par'ti  cle 
ar  ti  cle 
ob  sta  cle 
cu  ti  cle 
ven  tri  cle 
pin  na  cle 


297. 

cle,  kle,  cal. 

ves'i  cle       sprin'kle 


ve  hi  cle 
pric  kle 
free  kle 
buc  kle 
twin  kle 


shac  kle 
spec  kle 
ver  ti  cal 
crit  i  cal 
drop  si  cal 


typ'i  cal 
tech  ni  cal 
mys  ti  cal 
prac  ti  cal 
cler  i  cal 
whim  si  cal 


EEVIEW 

de  lin'e  ate 
di  lap  i  clat  ed 
per  ti  nent 
pur  ga  tive 
fur  tive  ly 
fer  til  ize 
an  te  ce'dent 
an'ti  dote 
pref  er  a  ble 
im  pos  si  ble 
in  vin  ci  ble 
veg'e  tate 
em  i  grate 
vig  i lant 
ex  eel  lent 


298. 

AND    TEST 

in  ces'sant 
qui  es  cent 
de  fi  ance 
au'di  ence 
offence' 
ex  pense 
presence 
ten  e  ment 
sen  ti  ment 
in  cen'di  a  ry 
sub  sid  i  a  ry 
pris'on  er 
gram  mar 
cow  ard  ice 
mor  tise 


LESSON. 


crit'i  cise 
civ  il  ize 
se  ren'i  ty 
ce  leb  ri  ty 
sa  gac  i  ty 
ne  ces  si  ty 
col  le  gi  an 
her  cu  le  an 
ec'sta  sy 
cur  ren  cy 
cour  te  sy 
col  i  se'um 
phan'tom 
mys  ti  cal 
pin  na  cle 


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WORCESTER'S  NEW 


ex  ceed' 
pro  ceed 
sue  ceed 


ca  reen 
be  tween 
can  teen 
mo  reen 
tu  reen 


299. 
ceed,  cede,  sede. 
con  cede' 
pre  cede 
re  cede 

een,  ene,  ine. 
se  rene' 
con  vene 
ob  scene 
in  ter  vene' 
con  tra  vene 


se  cede' 
in  ter  cede' 
su  per  sede 


ma  rme 
ra  vine 
mag  a  zine 
rou  tine' 
tarn  bou  rine' 


auc  tion  eer' 
clian'ti  cleer 
en  gi  neer' 
gaz  et  teer 
moun  tain  eer' 
mu  ti  neer 
pri  va  teer 
vol  un  teer 


300. 
eer,  ere,  ier. 

ad  here' 
at'mos  pliere 
au  stere' 
hem'i  sphere 
in  ter  fere' 
per  se  vere 
re  vere' 
sin  cere 


brig  a  dier' 
cav  a  lier 
clian  delier 

(shan-de-her') 

fin  an  cier 
dom  i  neer 
gren  a  dier 
o  ver  seer 


Dictation  Exercise  129.  —  1.  What  signs  preceded  the  great 
storm?  2.  To  proceed  is  to  go  on.  3.  They  succeeded  in 
superseding  the  old  book  by  a  better  one.  4.  The  grenadier 
was  an  austere  man.  5.  He  was  my  sincere  friend.  6.  A 
serene  sky.     7.  What  magazine  are  you  reading  ? 


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157 


301. 

ceous,  cious,  tious. 

crus  ta'ceous  (shus)  fo  li  a'ceous 

far  i  n  a'ceous  au  da'cious 

sap  o  na  ceous  fal  la  cious 

her  ba'eeous  ju di cious  {-dish'-) 

cial,  sial,  tial. 
ar  ti  fi'cial  su  per  filial 

ben  e  fi  cial  con  tro  ver  sial 

fi  nan'cial  cir  cum  stan  tial 

prej  u  di'cial  con  fi  den  tial 


con  ten'tious 
con  sci  en'tious 
fie  ti'tious 
su  per  sti'tious 

pen  i  ten'tial 
con  se  quen  tial 
prov  i  den  tial 
rev  er  en  tial 


pol  i  ti'cian 
rhet  o  ri  cian 
a  rith  me  ti'cian 
ge  om  e  tri  cian 
math  e  ma  ti  cian 
mech  a  ni'cian 
ap  pre  hen  sion 
con  de  seen  sion 


302. 

cian,  tion,  sion. 

in  ter  mis'sion 
rep  re  hen  sion 
ac  eel  er  a'tion 
ap  pro  pri  a  tion 
as  sas  si  na  tion 
as  so  ci  a  tion 
dis  ser  ta'tion 
e  man  ci  pa'tion 


ne  go  ti  a'tion 
pro  pi  ti  a  tion 
rec  om  men  da  tion 
ac  com  mo  da  tion 
rec  on  cil  i  a'tion 
scin  til  la'tion  (sin-) 
ges  tic  u  la'tion  (jes-) 
vac  il  la'tion  (yas-) 


Dictation  Exercise  126.  —  1.  Farinaceous  food.  2.  A  sapo- 
naceous or  soapy  substance.  3.  Fallacious  reasoning.  4.  The 
shark  is  a  voracious  animal.  5.  A  conscientious  man.  6.  A 
superstitious  notion.  7.  Beneficial,  or  helpful.  8.  Circum- 
stantial evidence.  9.  The  merchant  has  a  confidential  clerk. 
10.  Providential  care.  11.  The  mathematician  was  a  good 
arithmetician.  12.  A  shrewd  politician.  13.  The  accelera- 
tion of  a  falling  body. 


158 


WORCESTER'S  NEW 


FOURTEENTH   SECTION. 


303. 


WOEDS  HAED  TO  SPELL. 

304.  305. 


ces  sa'tion 
e  ma  ci  a'tion 
fric  as  seed' 
gu'ar'di  an 
guar  an  tee' 
de  Kr'i  ous 
coch'i  neal 
cor  ri  dor 
slouch 
slough  * 
pa  la'tial  (shal) 
pillo  ry 
a  cer'bi  ty 
co  er  cion 
far'ci  cal 
os  cil  late 
phi  lip'pic 
en  trapped 
mim'ic  ry 
del  i  ca  cy 
e  lu'ci  date 

*  Pron.  slou,  ou  as 


pan  a  ce'a 
pre  cip'i  tate 
re  cip  ro  cal 
su  i  cid'al 
whor'tle  ber  ry 
(hwur'tl-ber-T\ 

ex  hil'a  rate 
col'lo  quy 
lac  er  ate 
las  civ'i  ous 
mer'ce  na  ry 
mis  eel  la  ny 
ve  ran'da 
liege  Qeej) 
ser  e  nade' 
nov'el  ist 
tan  ta  lize 
dog  ger  el 
di  ar  rhoe'  a 
dis  sem'i  nate 
me  moir  f 

in  out.  +  Pron 


rogu'ish 

i  sos'ce  les 

un  so  phis'ti  ca  ted 

om  nis'cience 

(om-nish' ens\ 

sp'er  ma  ce'ti 
sur  veillance 

(sur-vdl'yans) 

da  guerr'o  type 
pen  i  ten'tia  ry 

(jpen-i-ten' slia-rt\ 

cor'ol  la  ry 
hy  poth'e  sis 
hy  poth  e  nuse 
ben'zine  (~tfn) 

vi  gnettc'  (vXn-yei') 
bou  quet  (l)oo-la') 
gym  na  si  um 
cay  enne  (Jca-en) 
bou'doir  (boo'dwor) 
i  dyl  (i'dil) 

.  me-moi/or  mem'wamr. 


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306. 

e  m'er'gen  cy 
gla'ci  al 

(glashi-al) 

ev  a  nes'cent 

ob  scen'i  ty 

sar'dine  (-deen) 

tick  lish 

fill  some 

co  quette'  (-ket') 

pump'kin 

meer  schaum 

(meer'shum) 

phos  phate 
de  crep'it 
ped'al  (pM'at) 
in  fec'tious 
marriage  a  ble 
suf  fi'cien  cy 
so'ci  a  ble 
(so' sht-a-bl) 

ren  dez  vous' 

(ren-de-voo'\ 

en  thu  si  as'tic 
va  lise' 
ca  price 


307. 

caout'chouc 

(kub'clwbk) 

peo  pie  (pe'pt) 
ey  ing  (ling) 
dis  hev'el 
es'pT  o  nage 
hy  gi  ene 
men  ag'er  ie 

(me-ndxli  er-t) 
blas'phe  mous 
urn  bra'ge  ous 
brilllan  cy 
lach  ry  mose 
(lak!  ri-mrjs\ 

mys  ti  cism 
vo  cif  'er  ate 
com  pres  si  ble 
de  nun  ci  ate 
som'er  set  * 
su  per  fi'ci  es 
(su-per-fish'  e-ez) 

queue  (feu) 
aide'-de-camp 

(dd'-e-kawng) 
pros  e  lyte  (-lu) 


308. 

ex  traor'di  na  ry 
porte  mon  naie' 

(port-mun-na!) 

skel'e  ton 

mu  ci  lag'i  nous 

cir'cu  late 

bay  o  net 

ad  ver'tise  ment 

yeo'man  (yo'~) 

ser  geant 

(sar'jent) 

seen  ic  (sen'ik) 

light  en  ing 

pha  e  ton 

im  pas'si  ble 

boatWain  (bo'sn) 

nox  ious  (-yus) 

mis  chiev  ous 

li  chen  (When) 

re  al  ly 

re  pos'i  to  ry 

pa'tience 

ba  z'aar' 

lack  a  dai'si  cal 

phos  pho  res  cent 


Spelled  also  somersault  {sum'er-sawlt). 


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309. 

in  vei'gle 
de  cid  u  ous 
in  sid  i  ous 
cas  tile'-soap 
buoy 'an  cy 
(bwoi'an-si) 

e  gre'gious  ly 

vouch 

a  byss'  (a-bts') 

vag'a  bond 

ac'cess 

ce  re  al 

cres  cent 

iiei  nous  (h&'~) 

in  veigh'  (-va') 

lunch'eon 

phys  ic 

a  bey'ance  (a-ba' 

a  e  ri  al 

a'e  ro  naut 

proph'e  sy  (-si) 

sor  tie'  (stir-tee') 

a'que  ous 

ce  ler'i  ty 

e'er  tif  i  cate 


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310. 


311. 


as  cer  tain' 
i'rony  (vrun-i) 
ve  loc'i  pede 
con  ven  ience 
en  deav  or 
sacn  fice 
(sak'rx-flz) 

myr  i  ad  (ml/-) 
sur  ger  y 
pre  sci  ence 

(pre'shi-ens) 

pro  fi'cien  cy 
quin  tes  sence 
sens'u  al 
sy  nop'sis  (si-) 
tan'gi  ble 
vi  cin'i  ty  (vi-) 
)      ac  eel  er  ate 
o  ce  an'ic  (o-she-) 
am'ber  gris  (-grece) 
a  naly  sis 
an  tip  a  thy 
ma'ni  a 
groat  (grawt) 
av  a  ri'cious 


id  i  o  syn'  era  sy 
tech  nol'o  gy 
ae'rie  (t'ri) 
ex  er  cise 
lieii  ten'ant 
phi  los  o  pher 
mis'tle  toe  (miz'l-) 
a  chieve'ment 
an  ni  hi  la'tion 
a  non'y  mous 
col  on  nade' 
com'mis  sa  ry 
crev  ice 

con  fec'tion  er  y 
con  sol  a  to  ry 
cre'o  sote 
de  riv'a  tive 
de  te  ri  o  rate 
dic'tion  a  ry 
dim  i  nu'tion 
dis  cern'ment 
dis  ha  bille' 
(dis-a-l)U'\ 

dis  pen'sa  ry 
dys'en  ter  y 


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161 


cog  ni  zance 
con  nois  seur 

(kon-nis-sur'\ 

di'o  cese  (-«&) 
ep  i  thet 
horn  i  cide 
im  be  cile  (set) 
in  cor'rig  i  ble 
ingratiate 
lin'e  al 

cy  clo  pee'di  a 
e  the're  al 
et  y  mol'o  gy 
eu'pho  ny 
ex  e  quies 
fa  ce'tious 
flag'eo  let 
(flaj'o-let) 

ger  mi  nate 
gym  nas'tics 
hy  per  bo  le 
ich  neu  mon 
il  lit  er  ate 
in  dig  e  nous 
(in-dij'e-7ius\ 


av  er  age 
clair  voy'ance 
burgla  ry 
cam  phene' 
car'ti  lage 
nee  es  sa'ri  ly 
ne  ces'si  tate 
cas'si  a  (kashi-a) 
eel  er  y 
chir  rup 
o  le  ag'i  nous 
or'gies  (or'jiz) 
ox  y  gen 
pal  li  a  tive 
par  lia  ment 
phys  i  oFo  gy 
piq'uan  cy 
(pik'an-si\ 

pla  gi  a  rism 
por  rin  ger 
pro  ced'ure 
av  oir  du  pois' 
prop'a  gate 
Christ  ian'i  ty 
purslane 


syn  on  y  mous 
cir  cum  stan'tial 
com  plai  sance' 
chor'is  ter 
out  rage'ous  ly 
pu  sil  la  nim'i  ty 
cit'a  del 
sur  rep  ti'tious 
e  lix'ir  (-ur) 
em'is  sa  ry 
tyr  an  nize  (tir'-) 
va  ri  e  gate 
het  er  o  ge'ne  ous 
hi  er  o  glyph  ic 
ho  mo  ge'ne  ous 
hy  dro  pho  bi  a 
ver  sa  til  i  ty 
virtu  al  ]y 
mar  chion  ess 
(mar'shun-es) 

cru  ci  fy 

courte  sy  (kurt'si) 
tap  es  try 
vo  cif 'er  ous 
dol'or  ous 


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315. 

in  nu  en'do 
in  tel'li  gi  ble 
jag  u  ar' 
javelin  (jW-) 
jeop  ar  dy  Qep'-) 
lab  y  rinth 
lat  tice 
liq  ui  date 
lit  er  a  ture 
mal  a'ri  a 
malle  a  ble 
met  a  physics 
mission  a  ry 
mes  merle 
ka'ty  did 
e  con'o  my 
pre  var  i  cate 
co  quet  ry  (-ket'rl) 
sure'ty  (shoortt) 
vac  ci  nate  (va&~) 
warranty  (wo/-) 


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rec  ol  lec'tion 
po  lice7  (po-lece') 
si  de  re  al 
so  lie  i  tude 
soil  ta  ry 
ster  e  o  type 
syc  o  phant 
sym  me  try 
syringe  (sir-) 
pe  riph'e  ry 
pae'an 

phra  se  ol'o  gy 
tan'ta  lize 
tarn  a  rind 
cou  pon  (Icoo'-) 
ti  rade'  (-rckV) 
varl  cose 
cap  il  la  ry 
scur  ril  ous 
el  ee  mos'y  na  ry 
grey 'hound 


ho  sier  y  (Ko'zher-%)  dis  tiller  y 

ster  ill  ty  grandeur  (-yier) 

black'guard  (blag-)  chin  chilla 

pyr  o  technics  de  bris  (da-bre) 


317. 

vet'er  an 
ir  re  triev'a  ble 
lab'o  ra  to  ry 
met  a  mbr'phose 
SOUVellir  (soov'ner) 

su  per  cill  ous 

em  broid'er  y 

cin'ders 

in  fin  i  tesl  mal 

res'er  voir 

myr  mi  don  (miir1-) 

vac  il  late  (W-) 

pu  sil  lanl  mous 

le  vi'a  than 

de  but  (da-boo') 

en  sconce 

ho  moe  op'a  thy 

nom  i  nee 

or'tho  e  py 

per  e  gri  na'tion 

log'a  rithm 

latch  et 

ro  sette'  (-zitf) 

ca  tas  tro  phe 

or  thog  ra  phy 


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FIFTEENTH  SECTION. 

PEEFIXES. 

A  prefix  is  a  syllable  placed  before  a  root  to  form  a  derivative 
word.  Thus,  in  the  word  export,  port  is  called  the  root,  and  ex- 
the  prefix.  So,  in  the  word  dissyllable,  dis-  is  the  prefix.  In  per- 
suade it  is  per-.     In  Ascribe  the  prefix  is  de-. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  prefixes  in  general  use  : — 

Examples. 


Prefixes. 


afoot7 


a,  on,  in 

a,ab,  or  aK/nwO  ayert, 
away                       ) 

ad,*  to,  at advert' 

ante,  before    .........  antechamber 

anti,  against  an'tislavery 

be,  to  make. 

It  is  often  inten- 
sive, as  bedizen,  to 
dizen  all  over 


becalm' 
besprin'kle 


aboard7 

asbore' 

absolve' 

abstract' 

affix' 

attract' 

an'tedate 

antecedent 

antip'athy 

antic'ipate 

befoul7 

benumb' 

bewail' 

bedaub' 

circum  circu  ) 

\  '  \ circumference     cir'cuit  cireu'itous 

a  round  ) 

i.  com,  col,  cor,)  ,,  ,  ,, 

///    t     tJ  \  connect  compress'      correspond' 

[  . . .  contradict' 
descend' 


con 

with,  tbg\ 
contra,  counter, 

against 
de,   down,  from,} 
concerning  ) 

dis,  di,  dif,  not,  the}    divide' 
opposite  of,  asunder )    disallow' 


contravene'  counteract' 

deduct'  describe' 

displease'  disperse' 

disagree'  disbelieve' 


*  The  final  letter  of  a  preposition,  in  composition,  is  often  changed 
to  the  initial  letter  of  the  root ;  hence  allude,  not  adlude,  accede  not 
acZcede,  etc. 


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en,  em,  im,  to  make  ena'ble  empow'er  impoverish 

en,  em  (French  en,  from)  ,  .   .  ,  , 

T  \.    .  \    •     •  .       \  encourage  encircle  embark' 

Latin  in),  in,  into       J  ' 

e,ex}j)ut  of,  beyond...  emerge'  emis'sion  expel' 

extra,  beyond extraordinary  extravagant 

fore,  before  foretell'  forewarn'  forebode' 


inim    (in  verbs),  in,)  ^dudc/ 
into,  on                     ) 

ill,  im,  ig,  il  (in  ad-j  in&m/ 
jectives),  not                 ) 

inter,  between intercede' 

mis,  wrong,  ill  misstate' 

Ob,  in  the  way,  against  obstruct' 

out,  beyond outweigh' 

over,  above overdo' 

per,  throuqh,  thor-1  .     , 

r      71       J  \  perceive' 

oug/ily  )  r 

post,  after postpone' 

pre,  before pre'fix 

pro,  forward produce' 

re,  back,  again recall' 

sub,  sue,  suf,  under .  subscribe' 

super,  sur,  over,  above  superscribe'    supervisor 

syn  or  sym,  with,  to-}  ,  . 

J   ,_     J    '        '      \  synopsis 

getlier  )  J     r 

trans  or  tra,  across  .  transport' 

Un  (with  adjectives)  not .  una'ble 
Un    (with  verbs),    un- 


lmmerse 

immature' 

intervene' 

miscon'duct 

ob'vious 

outlive' 

overreach7 

pervade' 

postscript 

precede' 

project' 

recollect' 

succeed' 


impel' 

igno'ble 

in'terview 

misfort'une 

ob'ject 

outdo' 

overcharge' 

per'fect 

post-mor'tem 

predict' 

progress' 

respect' 

suffer 

surmount' 


synchronous    sym'pathy 

trans'itive         trav'erse 
unwilling         unu'sual 


doing  what  has  been 
done 


•   unroll'  unfold'  untwist' 

With, from,  against.,,  withdraw        withhold'  withstand' 


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AFHXES  OE  SUFFIXES. 

Affixes  or  suffixes  are  syllables  added  to  the  roots  of  words  ;  as, 
-ness  in  the  word  great?iess  ;  -ard  in  the  word  drunkard ;  -hood  in 
manhood  ;  -dom  in  freedom,  etc. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  affixes  :  — 

THE  DOER. 

Define  by,  one  who,  as  "  doer,"  one  who  does. 
Affixes.  Examples. 

ar  li'ar  schol'ar  beg'gar 

er  build'er  biog'rapher  philosopher 

or  tu'tor  professor  compet'itor 

ard,  art drunk'ard  brag'gart  slug'gard 

ist den'tist  bot'anist  oc'ulist 

ant,  ent va'grant  defend'ant  stu'dent 

eer,  ier engineer'  auctioneer7  cashier' 

THE  RECEIVER. 

Define  by,  the  one  who  is,  or,  the  one  to  whom  (something)  is 
done;  as  "absentee,"  one  who  is  absent ;  "patentee,"  one  to  whom 
a  patent  is  given. 

ee  trustee'  assignee'  mortgagee' 

ive cap'tive  relative  na'tive 

AN  ACT  (doing  or  done). 

Define  by,  the  act  of,  the  state  of  being ;  as  "expulsion,"  the  a«t 
of  driving  out ;  "  animation,"  the  state  of  being  animate. 

ion,  sion,  or )  rebellion  submission  secession 

t10n )  rejection  election  conviction 

ment elope'inent  concealment  move'ment 

ure     departure  seiz'ure  capt'ure 

ing     building  rehearsing  reading 

age     pas'sage  cart'age  car'riage 

al  peru'sal  renew'al  reci'tal 


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PERSONS  OR  THINGS  COLLECTIVELY. 

Define  by,  a  collection  of;  as  "  assemblage,"  a  collection  of  persons. 

age     fo'liage                  cord'age  herb'age 

ry  gen'try                 sol'diery  jew'elry 

STATE  OR  QUALITY. 

Define  by,  the  state  of  being,  the  quality  of  being;  as  "  obduracy," 

the  state  of  being  stubborn ;    "  acrimony,"  the  quality  of  being 
sharp  or  biting. 

acy     cel'ibacy                accuracy  pri'vacy 

age     bondage                vas'sal  age  cour'age 

ance  repentance            abun'dance  vig'ilance 

ence  diligence               ve'hemence  im'pudence 

hood false'hood              .wid'owhood  child'bood 

dom   free'dom                 wis'dom  mar'tyrdom 

ment agree'rnent             enjoy'ment  detriment 

mony ac'rimony              rnat'rimony  parsimony 

ness    deafness                gentleness  ten'derness 

th  health                    wealth*  breadth 

lire     verdure                 tort'ure  fract'ure 

Tide    gratitude               al'titude  servitude 

ry  brav'ery                 ri'valry  beg'gary 

ship   friend'ship             partnership  fellowship 

y,  ty poverty                 activity  anxi'ety 

sm barbarism              her'oisni  scepticism 

PLACE. 

Define  by,  the  jilace  where ;  as  u  library,"  a  place  where  books  are 
kept ;  "  hennery,"  a  place  where  hens  are  kept. 

ary    gran'ary                av'iary  a'piary 

ery     rook'ery                 nurs'ery  brew'ery 

ory    fac'tory                 depository  purgatory 

ry  foundry                ves'try  her/onry 

*  Strictly  well-being. 


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THING. 

Define  by,  that  which;  as  "justice,"  that  which  is  just. 

ary     luminary  sal'aiy  boundary 

mony testimony  patrimony  alimony 

ice no'tice  service  malice 

ment al'iment  ornament  lig'ament 

ure     crea'ture  enclosure  picture 

TO  DO,  TO  MAKE. 

Define  by,  to  make,  to  put,  to  take ;  as,  "  renovate,"  to  make  new 
again  ;  "  animate,"  to  put  life  into. 

ate terminate  facilitate  debilitate 

en  mois'ten  deep'en  fas'ten 

fy  beau'tify  for'tify  pu'rify 

ish publish  embellish  cherish 

ize  or  ise   ...  fertilize  apologize  civilize 

BEING  or  DOING. 

Define  by,  being  in  a  state,  being  (or  having  the  force  of  ing)  ; 
as  *  pleasant,"  being  in  a  state  that  brings  pleasure. 

ant     ver'dant  el'egant  ra'diant 

ent     uVent  pen'dent  belligerent 

ABLE  TO  DO  or  DOING. 

Define  by,  able  to,  having  power  to ;  as  "  inventive,"  able  to  invent. 
ive digestive  attractive  expansive 

ABLE  TO  BE  DONE. 

Define  by,  able  to  be,  that  may  be,  fit  to  be;  as  "cura&te,"  able  to 
be  cured  ;  "  blama&te,"  fit  to  be  blamed. 

able   teach'able  inhabitable  remarkable 

ible    digestible  visible  discernible 


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HAVING  MUCH. 

Define  by,  full  of;  as  "  doubt/uZ,"  full  of  doubt. 

ate des'olate  des'perate  pas'sionate 

ful deceitful  fearful  joy'ful 

ous     dubious  beau'teous  ig'neous 

ose verbose7  jocose'  bellicose' 

lent    vi'olent  virulent  pes'tilen'; 

some light/some  wea'ri  some  frolicsome 

y,  ey cloud'y  flow'ery  tlay'ey 

HAVING  LITTLE. 

Define  by,  somewhat ;  as " whitish" somewhat  white. 

ish green'ish  brack'ish  fe'verish 

NOT  HAVING. 

Define  by,  without;  as  "joyless"  without  joy. 

less    breath/less  fruitless  guiltless 

BELONGING  TO. 

Define  by,  pertaining  to;  as  '* European,"  pertaining  to  Europe  ; 
"  mentaZ,"  pertaining  to  the  mind. 

an hu'man  plebeian  Christian 

al  bri'dal  man'ual  celes'tial 

ar  glob'ular  reg'ular  an'gular 

ary    ordinary  pecuniary  lit'erary 

ic    gigan'tic      %  ocean'ic  hero'ic 

ical    astronomical         academical  cu'bical 

ine canine'  fem'inine  fe'line 

ory     prefatory  consolatory  valedic'tory 

ile feb'rile  mercantile  ju'venile 


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DIMINUTIVES. 

Define  by,  a  little,  a  small;  as  "  darling"  a  little  dear  ;  "hamlet* 
a  little  village. 

en  kit'ten  maid'en  chick'en 

let strea  m/let  bracelet  leaflet 

et   cor\  met  turret  pock'et 

ling   gosling  seedling  foundling 

cle,  cule particle  corpuscle  animal'cule 

DIRECTION. 

Define  "  -ward  n  by  toivard.    Define  "  -em  *  and  "  erly  "  by  in  the 
direction  of  (either  to  or  from). 

ward home7 ward  heav'enward  forward 

em,  erly   ...  northern  southerly  northerly 

LIKENESS. 

Define  by,  like ;  as  " sisterly"  like  a  sister. 

ish boyish  roguish  foolish 

ly  broth'erly  friendly  cow'ardly 

WAY,  MANNER, 
wise,  ways.,  cross'wise  like\vise  side'waya 

ly,  like manly  hon'estly  godlike 

escent,  growing,  becoming   convalescent  quies'cent 

ess,  feminine)  ^^  au'thoress  ac'tress 

termination) 


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CHKISTIAN  NAMES  OF  MEN  AND  WOMEN. 
NAMES    OF  MEN. 


Ad'am 

Eli 

Jo'el 

A'bra  ham 

Aa'ron 

E  li'as 

John 

A  lon'zo 

A'bel 

E  li'hu 

Jo'seph 

Ben  ja  min 

Ab'ner 

E  li'sha 

Le'vi 

Eb  en  e'zer 

Al'bert 

E'noch 

Lew'is 

Eli'jah 

Al'fred 

Er'nest 

Lou'is 

E  ras'tus 

Allen 

Ezra 

Luther 

Eu  gene' 

Ama  sa 

Fran'cis 

Mark 

Fred'er  ick 

A'mos 

Frank 

Martin 

Jer  e  mi'ah 

An'drew 

George 

Mi'chael 

Jon'a  than 

Ar'thur 

GiVbert 

Mo'ses 

Jo.si'ah 

A'sa 

Hen'ry 

Na'than 

Law'rence 

Caleb 

Herbert 

OH  ver 

Mat'thew 

Charles 

Hi'ram 

Patrick 

(math'thu) 

Clarence 

Hor'ace 

Paul 

Sam'u  el 

Dan'iel 

Hugh 

Pe'ter 

Sim'e  on 

David 

I'ra 

Phirip 

Sol'o  mon 

Den'nis 

I'saac 

Ralph 

Ste'phen  (-vn) 

Ed'gar 

Ja'cob 

Reu'ben 

The'o  dore 

Ed'mund 

James 

Rich'ard 

TAom'as 

Ed' ward 

Ja'red 

Rob'ert 

Tim'o  thy 

Ed'win 

Jer'ome 

Ru'fus 

Walter 

Egbert 

Jes'se 

Si'las 

William 

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NAMES 

OF    WOMEN. 

A'da 

Eu'nice 

Mabel 

Ab'i  gail 

Ag'nes 

E'va 

Ma  ri'a 

Ad'a  line 

Alice 

Flo'ra 

Mar'i  on 

A  man'da 

Al  mi'ra 

Frances 

Mar  tha 

A  me'li  a 

A'my 

Grace 

Mary 

An  nette' 

Ann 

Hannah 

Maud 

Au  gus'ta 

Anne 

Hel'en 

May 

Car'o  line 

Ber'tha 

Hes'ter 

Min'na 

Cath'a  rine 

Bet'sey 

Hul'dah 

Mir  i  am 

Charlotte 

Blanche 

Tda 

Nan'cy 

Clar  is'sa 

Bridg'et 

Is'a  bel 

No'ra 

Deb'o  rah 

Ce'lia 

Jane 

Ol'ive 

Dor  o  thy 

Clara 

Jo  an'na 

Phce'be 

E  liz'a  betli 

Delia 

Ju'dith 

Polly 

Em'e  line 

D(/ra 

Ju'li  a 

Ra'chel 

Florence 

Dorcas 

Ju'li  et 

Rho'da 

Ger'trude 

E'dith 

Kate 

Ro'sa 

Har'ri  et 

E  li'za 

Laura 

Rose 

Jo'se  phine 

El'la 

Lift  an 

Ruth 

Le  o  no'ra 

EHen 

Lil'ly 

Sally 

Lu  cin'da 

El'sie 

Lou  i'sa 

Sarah 

Mar'ga  ret 

Em'i  ly 

Lou  ise' 

So  phi'a 

Ma  til'da 

Emma 

Lu'cy 

Stella 

Me  lis'sa 

Es'tAer 

Lyd'i  a 

Su'san 

Re  bec'ca 

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NAMES  OF  THE 

Alabama 

Alaska  Ter 

Arizona  Ter 

Arkansas 

California     

Colorado 

Connecticut    .... 

Dakota  Ter 

Delaware 

Dist.  of  Columbia   . 

Florida 

Georgia 

Idaho  Ter 

Illinois 

Indiana 

Indian  Ter 

Iowa 

Kansas 

Kentucky     

Louisiana 

Maine     

Maryland     

Massachusetts  .  .  . 

Michigan 

Minnesota 

Mississippi 


STATES,   AND  ABBREVIATIONS. 

Ala. 

Alaska. 

Ariz. 

Ark. 

CaL 

Colo. 

Conn. 

Dak. 

DeL 

D.  C. 

Fla. 

Ga. 

Ida. 

Ill 

Ind. 

Ind.  T. 

la. 

Kans. 

Ky. 

La. 

Me. 

Md. 

Mass. 

Mich. 

Minn. 

Miss. 


Missouri    .... 

.  Mo. 

Montana  Ter.    . 

.  Mont. 

Nebraska     .  .  . 

.  Nebr. 

Nevada  

,  .  Nev. 

New  Hampshire 

.  N.  H. 

New  Jersey    .  . 

.  .  %  J. 

New  Mexico  Ter. 

.  N.Mex. 

New  York   .  .  . 

.  N.  Y. 

North  Carolina 

.  N.  C. 

Ohio    .  . 

.  0. 

Oregon 

.  .  Oreg. 

Pennsylvania    . 

.  Pa. 

Rhode  Island    . 

.  .  R.I 

South  Carolina 

.  S.  C. 

Tennessee    .  .  . 

.  Tenn. 

Texas  

.  Tex. 

Utah  Ter. .... 

.  Utah. 

Vermont  .... 

.  Vt. 

Virginia    .... 

.  Va. 

Washington  Ter. 

.  .  Wash. 

West  Virginia  . 

.  W.  Va. 

Wisconsin   .  .  . 

.  .  Wis. 

Wyoming  Ter.  . 

.  .  Wyo. 

United  States   . 

.  .  U.  S. 

United    States 

of 

America .  .  .  . 

.  U.  S.  A. 

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Cities 

New  York7 
Phil  a  del'phi  a 
Brooklyn 
St.  Louis 
Chi  c&'go 
Bal'ti  more 
Bos'ton 
Cin  cin  n'a'ti 
New  Orleans 
San  Francis'co 
Buffalo 
Washing  ton 
New'ark 
Louis  ville 
Cleveland 
Pitts'burgh 
Jer'sey  Cit'y 
De  trait7 
Mil  waulsee 


in  the  United 

Provl  dence 

Al'ba  ny 

Roch'es  ter 

Al  le  ghe'ny 

Rich'mond 

New  Ha'ven 

Charleston 

Ind  ian  ap'o  lis 

Troy 

Syr  a  cuse' 

Worcester 

Low'ell 

Mem'phis 

Cam'bridge 

Fall  Riv'er 

Hart'ford 

Scran'ton 

Reading 

Pat'er  son 


States. 

Mo  bile' 
Tole'do 

Portland 
Law'rence 
Charles'town 
Sa  van'nah 
Lynn 

Spring'field 
Nash'ville 
Salem 
Man'ches  ter 
Har'ris  burg 
Tren'ton 
St.  Paul' 
New  Bed'ford 
Hol)o  ken 
Sar  a  to'ga 
Cats'kill 
Raleigh 


Cities  in  British  America  and  Cuba. 

Mon  tre  I?  To  ron'to  Hall  fax,  N.  8. 

Que  bee'  Ot'ta  wa  Ha  van'a,  Cuba. 


174 


WbBCESTEB'S  NEW 


Rivers^ 

,  Mountains,  Islands,  etc. 

Mer'ri  mack 

Chat  ta  noo'ga 

Am'a  zon 

Cham  plain7 

Po  to'mac 

Pyr'e  nees 

Ad  i  ron'dack 

Sus  que  han'na 

Rhine 

Ches'a  peake 

Pe  nob'scot 

Rhone 

Beh'ring  St. 

Gib  r&I'tar 

Thames  (temz) 

Al  le  gha'ny 

Ap  en  nines' 

Ve  su'vi  us 

Ro  an  oke' 

Seine  (sun) 

Hon  o  lulu 

Man  hat'tan 

Wa  ter  loo' 

Him  a  la  ya 

Cities  in  Europe 

• 

Lon'don 

Dub'lin 

Con  stan  ti  no'ple 

Paris 

Sheffield 

St.  Pe'ters  burgh 

Berlin' 

Ham'burg 

Liv'er  pool 

Vi  en'na 

Lis'bon 

Man'ches  ter 

Glasgow 

Mi  Ian' 

Bir'ming  ham 

Naples 

Brus'sels 

Mar  seilles'  (suM) 

Mos'cow 

War'saw 

Am'ster  dam 

Mad  rid' 

Bel'fast 

Edln  burgh 

Ly'ons 

Munich 

Bor  deaux'  {-do') 

Venice 

Dres'den 
Cities  in  Asia. 

Flor'ence 

Cal  cut'ta 

Hong'  Kong 

Pe'kin 

Bom  bay' 

Shang'hai 

Yok  o  ha  ma 

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Countries. 

Eu'rope 

Aus'tri  a 

A'si  A 

Great  Brit'ain 

Swe'den 

China 

England 

Nor'way 

Ja  pan' 

Scotland 

Switz'er  land 

Hin  dos  tan' 

Ireland 

Si  ben  a 

Per'si  a 

Wales 

Ger'ma  ny 

A  ra'bi  a 

France 

It'a  ly 

Aus  tra'li  a 

Holland 

Turkey 

Af'ri  ca 

Prussia 

Spain 

E'gypt 

Rus'sia 

Port'u  gal 

Ab  ys  sinl  a 

A  mer'i  ca 

New  Bruns'wick 

West  In'dies 

United  States' 

Mexl  co 

Cuba 

Can'a  da 

Brazil' 

Ja  mai'ca 

No'va  Sco'tia 

Chill 

Hay'ti 

Cau  ea'sian 

British 

Swedish 

Mon  goli  an 

English 

Spanish 

E  thi  o'pi  an 

Scottish 

I  tallan 

Ma  lay' 

Prus'sian 

Ar'a  bic 

A  merl  can 

Russian 

Chi  nese' 

Indian 

Gre'cian 

Jap  a  nese' 

Eu  ro  pe'an 

Af  n  can 

Ca  na'di  an 

A  si  atlc 

E  gyp'tian 

Dutch 

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@  at. 

Hon.   Honorable. 

A.  B.  Bachelor  of  Arts. 

i.  e.   that  is. 

Acct.   Account. 

inst.     instant,   or   the 

A.  D.     In  the  year  of 

present  month. 

our  Lord. 

Jan.  January. 

JEt.   Aged. 

Jr.  or  Jun.   Junior. 

A.  M,   Master  of  Arts. 

Lat.  or  lat.  latitude. 

A.  M.   Before  noon. 

lb.  pound. 

Amt.   Amount. 

lbs.  pounds. 

Anon.  Anonymous. 

Lieut.   Lieutenant. 

Ans.   Answer. 

LL.  B.    Bachelor    of 

Atty.  Attorney. 

Laws. 

Aug.   August. 

LL.  D.  Doctor  of  Laws. 

bbl.   barrel. 

Long,  or  long,    longi- 

bbls.  barrels. 

tude. 

B.  C.   Before  Christ. 

M.   Noon. 

Bro.  brother. 

Maj.   Major. 

Bros,  brothers. 

M.  C.  Member  of  Con- 

Ca.  Canada". 

gress. 

Capt.   Captain. 

M.  D.    Doctor  of  Medi- 

Co.  Company. 

cine. 

Co.   County. 

mdse.  merchandise. 

C.  0.  D.  Collect  on  de- 

Messrs.  Gentlemen. 

livery. 

mo.   month. 

Col.   Colonel. 

mos.  months. 

Cr.  Creditor. 

Mr.   Mister. 

ct.   cent ;  cts.  cents. 

Mrs.   Mistress. 

cwt.   hundred  weight. 

MS.   Manuscript. 

D.D.  Doctor  of  Divinity. 

MSS.   Manuscripts. 

Dec.  December. 

Mt.   Mountain. 

Do.     or    do.    (Ditto). 

N.    North. 

The  same. 

N.  B.   Take  notice. 

doz.   dozen. 

N.  B.   New  Bruns- 

Dr. Doctor. 

wick. 

Dr.  Debtor. 

N.  E.   Northeast. 

E.   East. 

N.  E.   New  England. 

e.  .g.  for  example. 

No.   Number. 

Esq.   Esquire. 

Nos.  Numbers. 

etc.  and  so  forth. 

Nov.   November. 

Feb.    February. 

N.  S.   Nova  Scotia. 

gal.  gallon. 

N.  S.   New  Style. 

gals,  gallons. 

N.  W.   Northwest. 

Gen.   General. 

OctAj&BGrZ^S^ 

Gov.   Governor. 

<uf^££  3gbd&- ^ 

hhd.  hogshead.              * 

.  oz.   ounce. 

hhds.  hogsheads.         § 

p.p^;pp.pageS. 

per  cent,  by  the  hun- 
dred. 

Ph.  D.  Doctor  of  Phi- 
losophy. 

P.  M.   Postmaster. 

P.  M.   Afternoon. 

P.  0.   Post  Office. 

Pres.    President. 

Prof.    Professor. 

pro-tern,  for  the  time 
being. 

prox.  of  the  next 
(month). 

P.  S.    Postscript. 

qt.  quart ;  qts.  quarts. 

Reed.   Received. 

Rev.    Reverend. 

R.  R.    Railroad. 

S.   South. 

schr.   schooner. 

S.  E.   Southeast. 

Sec.    Secretary. 

Sen.   Senior. 

Sept.   September. 

St.    Saint. 

St.  Street;  Sts.  streets. 

Supt.    Superintendent. 

S.  W.   Southwest. 

tr.   transpose. 

ult.   the  last  (month). 

U.  S.    United  States. 

U.  S.  A.  United  States 
Army  ;  or,  United 
States  of  America. 

TJ.  S.  M.  United  States 
Mail. 

U.  S.  N.  United  States 
Navy. 

viz.   to  wit,  namely. 

vol.   volume. 

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A  NEW  SERIES  OF  ARITHMETICS. 


We  take    'easure  in  announcing  that  we  have  recently  published 

The  Franklin  Written  Arithmetic, 

WITH  E     IMPLES  FOR  ORAL  PRACTICE, 

AND 

The  Franklin  Elementary  Arithmetic, 

BY 

EDWIN  P.  SEAVER,  A.  M., 

HEAD   MASTER  OF  THE   ENGLISH1  HIGH   SCHOOL,    BOSTON  ;    FORMERLY   ASSISTANT 
PkOFESSOR   OF  MATHEMATICS   IN   HARVARD  COLLEGE, 

AND  * 

0.  A.  WALTON,  A.M., 

AUTHOR  OF  WALTON    '    ART  i  HMETICS,    ARITHMETICAL  TABLES,  ETC 


The  Franklin  Written  Arithmetic  contains  a  full  course  of 
arithmetical  instruction  and  drill  for  pupils  in  the  Common  Schools. 
The  "Franklin  Elementary  Arithmetic,  though  designed  to  be  an 
introduction  to  the  Franklin  Written  Arithmetic,  is,  nevertheless,  a  com- 
plete Arithmetic  of  its  kind.  It  contains  a  short  course  in  the  elements 
of  numbers,  with  such  applications  as  are  necessary  in  ordinary  business 
transactions. 

These  books  are  full  of  well-chosen  illustrative  examples  and  practical 
problems,  and  they  contain  fewer  pages  i>an  any  other  arithmetics  that 
are  in  any  sense  complete  now  before  the  public  Topics  of  a  merely 
theoretical  interest,  antiquated  or  curious  matter,  and  puzzling  problems, 
are  omitted  altogether.  The  Metric  System  has  been  treated  in  a  way 
to  indicate  the  most  practical  course  to  pursue  in  teaching  it 

A  special  feature  of  these  books  is  the  Drill  Exercises,  which 
give  a  lu.ge  number  of  miscellaneous  examples,  on  all  topics  treated 
in  the  Arithmetics,  —  sparing  the  teacher  the  trouble  of  :lecting^ 
other  books  examples  for  class-drill. 

We  would  also  call  attention  to  Seaver  and  Walton's 

Metric  System  of  Weights  and  Measiii 

a  pamphlet  of  twenty-four  pages,  —  "the  system  in  a  nut-shell. " 

1ggr  Special  terms  given  for  introduction. 
Ado  :blishers, 

WILLIAM  WARE  &  CO., 

>  S    TO    BREWEK    &.    TlLEST 

47  Franklin  St.,  Boston. 


